The Memorial that Moves Forward

Originally published in September of 2016 It's a fine line, knowing when to move on. Tragedy has a way of stopping us in our tracks, we memorialize it and are taken back to the event in a real and tangible way. Its as if we are reliving the horror once again. This activity can serve …

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The Feel-good Comeback

I have been waiting a long time for something that happened today. In the back of my mind, biding my time for the comeback of someone who fell from grace, so to speak. When it finally came to be, my momentary joy was quickly squashed. Tiger Woods came all the way back and won The …

Where Is the Justice?

Why do victims of violence have to get over stuff? Why are those who perpetrate violence getting away with it? This is the essence of my post today. Those who've gotten over something wonder why others continue to struggle with it. They can't understand why someone who has been severely traumatized won't let go. Here's …

When Will I Find It?

I've searched high and low, spent decades in looking for "it", still it eludes me like a sad joke. So I lift my head on another day like most of those before it with being able to somehow get out of bed and make even a little something out of this thing called life. Problem …

The Curse of Ever Wandering

The story begins nowhere, travels to nowhere, and ends up nowhere. It's not that life isn't eventful it's just that everything is so useless and bears no repeating. This story begins in a small town of no worthy mention and will end in a non-desript location of no importance. This life, like all life will …

Begin and End

Life is a series of beginnings and endings. We will often have no control of the the circumstances of these events, they seem to just happen. We may find ourselves bewildered and confused, hurt and damaged, and with nowhere to turn. We are at the mercy of much which we don't even see coming, some …

A Legacy of Tragedy

  Some say that it is best to focus on the ups and keep the downs to yourself. As a point of fact, I have had people tell me not to write the truth of life as I experience it, but apply a thick, sugary, candy-coating and be an illuminating ray of positivity and hope in the …

Through All Of It – Colton Dixon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0Dzh3RZn0E This will absolutely lift you up! "Through All Of It" There are days I've taken more than I can give And there are choices that I made That I wouldn't make again I've had my share of laughter Of tears and troubled times This has been the story of my life I have won …