Apr 22Member-onlyInsecurityAt 17 years oldInsecurity1 min readEncaustic Painting by the AuthorInsecurity----
Mar 17Member-onlyAll Wrapped UpA poemEmotions1 min readA Celtic Knot Macrame by the author- Tutorial on animatedknots.comAll Wrapped Up----1
Mar 3Member-onlyTrapped-TogetherSometimes, I feel totally, utterly trapped. I want to create something. Almost anything. Write an article, paint a painting, link chains or ropes or words or wires. Everywhere I turn, someone has been there before me. It’s already been done, and surely done better. I want to scream! But what…Mindfulness2 min read
Feb 12Member-onlyPain-tingWatching me struggle Her lesson seemed to be About watercolor waves with crests of ink When you make a mistake You can try to make it right But the more you work it, the worse it gets Through my mind flashed Mistake after mistake The frantic urge to go back…Mindfulness1 min read
Jan 3Member-onlyThe Ties That Bind Us…Is Your Relationship Bond Ionic? Covalent? Weak or Strong? Before I was a therapist, or even a physician, I was a biology major. And while I appreciate the fabulous jokes out there about how studying the Krebs cycle has no utility in the day-to-day practice of medicine, I continuously refer…Relationships5 min read
Sep 8, 2021Member-onlyExvangelical PoemBecause as much as Jesus is “the way, the truth and the life”, evangelical Christianity is all about repression.Exvangelical1 min readPhoto by engin akyurt on UnsplashExvangelical Poem----1
Aug 12, 2021Member-onlyWhy I Dedicated One Month of This Year to Each of the ChakrasAnd what this exvangelical Western-trained physician learned along the way. I grew up in a rigidly fundamentalist Christian family. My siblings and I were homeschooled because my parents were concerned that The World™️ was going to infect us with scary things like liberalism and sex, so they felt obligated to…Chakras10 min read
Aug 10, 2021Member-onlyBe With Me…Ugh, They’re Not With MeThe tension between planning and doing. In one of the opening scenes from The Rise of Skywalker, the 9th and final episode of Star Wars, the protagonist Rey is seen in what appears to be a peaceful meditative state (ok, she’s also levitating off the ground surrounded by swirling rocks)…Psychology4 min read
Jun 14, 2021Member-onlyThe Snowball Effect of ChoicesOn caffeine, alcohol, calories, workouts, and how small shifts, one way or the other, lead to more of the same. Allow me to start this story with the opposite of inspiration. I’ve been on a health kick for the last few months, gradually building momentum- more on that below. Yesterday…Healthy Lifestyle6 min read
Apr 6, 2021Member-onlyWhat is the Sound of One Hand Clapping?If I compose an article in the forest and no one reads it, does it still make a sound? What if a plant blooms the most beautiful, the most fragrant flower that has ever blossomed, but no one ever smells it, no one ever sees it- was it all a…Musings2 min read