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Delayed Do-Gooder
I stopped by the drug store tonight to pick up some Valentine’s Day gifts for my sweetie, even though we had agreed not to exchange gifts with the wedding being so close. The Valentine aisle was ransacked. Half empty shelves with the picked over remains. At one point another fellow chump looked at me and Read more
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Surfing the Spectrum of Emotions
I can honestly say I have been all over the emotional spectrum today. I have felt happiness. I have felt excitement. I have felt loneliness. I have felt pride. I have felt disappointment. I have felt anger. I have felt hopeless. I have felt sad. I have felt remorse. I have felt guilt. I have felt abandoned. I have felt Read more
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Thank you, Dr. King
Since I cannot say it better, here are some great quotes from him and those who believed in his message: The time is always right to do what is right. ~Martin Luther King, Jr. Everybody can be great. Because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to Read more
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New Tenant
So right around the time that Amanda died, I received a call from the office manager at my counseling office. We had a new tenant moving in so I needed to move my furniture out. I’ve been renting space from some therapists for several years now. Initially, I signed up to rent one (of the Read more
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Amanda
Amanda died. Amanda was a former client of mine and, in large part, the reason I have not returned to counseling. So I wasn’t surprised when I felt relief when I heard the news of her death. And I wasn’t surprised when the wave of guilt for feeling that relief washed over me. Needless to Read more
Musings by Missy 