I can’t get out of my mind this notion that there is an elephant in the room that we’re trying to ignore. That is, when it comes to our well-being. We all know and are continually reminded with growing data from research that we are not a happy or content people. No, we’re pretty anxious...Read More

On the floor of the airport in Idaho Falls Just me and the tile and the bathroom stalls Silent screams of my fear echoing off the walls Not the place that I thought I’d be losing it all Slowly, surely Night will turn to day Whisper softly You’re gonna be okay For a while, I...Read More

“I lift up my eyes to the hills…where does my help come from?” That wistful cry from the Hebrew Scriptures (Psalm 121:1) has always been so evocative for me. The author is scanning the horizon wondering if someone (God?) will ride down to render aid in their moment of terror or struggle. At this very...Read More

Emotionally: I’m done Mentally: I’m drained Spiritually: I’m dead Physically: I smile That’s one concise and painfully honest piece of soul-searching, isn’t it?  I’ve been there. That state is indicative of living with an empty bucket. In my last newsletter and blog I asked, “What fills your bucket?” When your bucket is full, life is...Read More

Sometimes, all too infrequently, life feels full and rewarding. Things are clicking. You’re in the flow. People are lovely. Hope saturates. Your well-being bucket is full. I repeat…that is all too infrequent. A full bucket is extremely rare. Life has a maddening way of kicking holes in our buckets. Shoot, WE have a way of...Read More

“How on earth are you not a quivering mass on the floor unable to function in the world?” That is a composite of the feeling I was having as I listened to one of my clients pour out his life story to me. Trauma was an everyday thing to him growing up. Horrific neglect, abuse,...Read More