We don’t ‘lose’ our mothers – the reality is more violent than that by David Ferguson, Thursday 3 March 2016, The Guardian Saying goodbye to your mother is a pain we all must face. That doesn’t make it any easier to do. Two dear friends of mine lost their mothers this month, a high school friend and an …
The stick and the alive one
« I don’t like the phrase « A cry for help ». I just don’t like how it sounds. When somebody says to me, « I’m thinking about suicide, I have a plan; I just need a reason no to do it », the last thing I see is helplessness. I think: your depression has been beating you up for …
LINDY WHAT !?
Joyful, hey !? Could that be the best anti-depressor around ? 😉
YOU DON’T NEED A MAN
Warning: naughty language ahead! To my sweet wild woman, I know why it hasn’t worked out with anyone else—you don’t need a man, but a goddamn warrior. You are the strength of Turkish coffee at sunrise darlin’ and don’t try to pretend that you’re not. You are one of the wild ones, and no matter …
THE DISEASE OF BEING BUSY
The Disease of Being Busy by Omid Safi I saw a dear friend a few days ago. I stopped by to ask her how she was doing, how her family was. She looked up, voice lowered, and just whimpered: “I’m so busy… I am so busy… have so much going on.” Almost immediately after, I …
STOP BEING IN RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS POTENTIAL
STOP BEING IN RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS POTENTIAL By Dévashi Shakti on August 12, 2015 Have you ever found yourself in a cycle of really wanting to have your partner step up, but no matter how hard you try, he just…. doesn’t? So many women are caught up expending their energy in this relentless situation. You try to be …
IT’S ALL GOOD !
by Hedy & Yumi Schleiffer, Mar 20, 2013 « How are you? » During the challenging past year, people all around us have been asking us this question again and again. « How are you? » The person asking could be someone close to us, or someone just passing bye. The one word answer, like Good, Fine, O.K. Challenging, Tough, does not …