Day One Hundred Fifty-Three of 365 – Things That Bug Me: Me!

Included in the list of things that bug me is . . . ME! Sometimes . . . I’m the Problem! Dog-gone-it! As much as I hate to admit this, sometimes the “mean times” that enter my life do so as a result of choices that I make! As much as I would like to […]

Day One Hundred Fifty-Two of 365 – Things That Bug Me: The Small Stuff!

Sometimes when I’m really, really honest with myself I come away from that self-reflection session a tad bit ashamed. I know . . . feeling ashamed of oneself tends to indicate that an event for which one should feel that way has occurred. More often than not, we think that an egregious act has taken place – […]

Day One Hundred Fifty-Two of 365 – Things That Bug Me: Sleep Problems

I don’t know about you but Sleep Problems bug the heck out of me! Seriously! I love to sleep. I typically don’t sleep for long periods of time – typically 5 to 6 hours – but I really love being able to catch some z’s. I can go to sleep generally within ten minutes of […]

Day One Hundred Fifty-One of 365 – Things That Bug Me: No Words!

No Words! This one more than bugs me. This one takes me down. It often moves me to tears. Frequently, this one causes me to experience ineptitude to a degree almost beyond repair. You see, some life experiences carry such weight and gravity that no words adequately capture the depth of emotion that accompanies them. To […]

Day One Hundred Fifty of 365 – Things That Bug Me: Untold Stories!

I love stories! Whether they are told in song, poetry, books, movies or verbally, stories move me! Perhaps that is one of the reasons I became a therapist. I find the stories people live and share, fascinating! One of the best things about stories is that we all have them! If I love stories so […]

Day One Hundred Forty-Nine of 365 – Things That Bug Me: Unnecessary Prayers

The fourth of the Things That Bug Me is when I practice Unnecessary Prayers! Have you ever felt that prayer is unnecessary? Don’t get me wrong! I’m not saying that prayer is always unnecessary. What I’m saying is that perhaps there are times when praying may be less than what is needed. The Navajo have […]

Day One Hundred Forty-Seven of 365 – Things That Bug Me: Misogyny

I love, honor and respect women. I always have! I believe that if women ruled the world, we would live more peacefully; work more productively; govern more reasonably; learn more completely. Now I am not naive enough to believe that all women are cut from the cloth that would produce such lofty outcomes as listed […]

Day One Hundred Forty-Six of 365 – Things That Bug Me: Arrogance

Here I am on  day 146 of my 365 day personal writing challenge. For the past several posts, I’ve focused on writing about the Confessions of a Recovering Bapticostal. When yesterday rolled around, I knew it was time for a respite from those confessions. I discovered that I have a few more things to process […]