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apoplecticskeptic: Oh. My. God. (via Taken 2/29/12 in the Oval Office – Live Long & Prosper! on Twitpic) Forever and always. This is the fastest way to my heart

Unpacking my Baggage

Where we are wounded allows us an opportunity to offer healing to others. This, I believe is the point…of everything. I want to help the world by creating spaces and healing for people who’ve been wounded by religion, it’s followers, or it’s ideology. There is much, I believe, healing to be offered in faith. IContinue reading “Unpacking my Baggage”

When the world pushes you to your knees, you are in the perfect position to pray. Rumi (via fuckyeahrumi)

Boston treated me well. I got to see some old historic sites, drank good beer, and got to see the variety of life that Boston has to offer!

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth. Marcus Aurelias (via theweirdthewonderful)

Tennessee, you’re pretty today. (Taken with instagram)

wisps

With my hair pulled back in a loosely knotted tie, with my wisps of hair being convinced to fly away from my head, I am six years old. There’s nothing hindering me and my sun-warmed skin. I exist as I did in 1989, carefree, clumsy, and silently taking in the world. Amused with myself and the nature of others;Continue reading “wisps”

The Intense Sadness of Being Ill

“Any sickness is a loss that you have to grieve. You have lost your health, and while you may heal, you will always have had that sickness. I will always have cancer….just because it’s no longer in my body, doesn’t mean I’m not still dealing with it.” My mom, who is the wisest person IContinue reading “The Intense Sadness of Being Ill”

The Neuroscience of Your Brain on Fiction (New York Times)

psychotherapy: via The New York Times: Amid the squawks and pings of our digital devices, the old-fashioned virtues of reading novels can seem faded, even futile. But new support for the value of fiction is arriving from an unexpected quarter: neuroscience. Brain scans are revealing what happens in our heads when we read a detailedContinue reading “The Neuroscience of Your Brain on Fiction (New York Times)”

Shake My Hand

I’ve had the handshake of a confident 47 year old man since I was 14. I was young and respected the person who advised me that the most important thing to do when meeting someone for the first time is a firm handshake and eye contact, and since that’s mostly true for those native toContinue reading “Shake My Hand”