I knew there were people who would listen, understand and help me through anything I was going through, but I was just struggling and I didn't want to share my difficulties. Read More »
PERSONAL FREEDOM

Letter to a Friend

I was going to write about love...
I don't know why. Read More »

Temple Bat Yahm: My first Shabbat
I went to my first shabbat service this morning. This was my site visit for my final paper for my Religious Studies class. I was invited to my friend's home for Hannukah, and my professor said I could use that for my project, but that isn't until next Saturday, and the final paper is due next Sunday. One of the psychiatrists I work with is Jewish, and he suggested a reform temple. Read More »
Social change and motivations
This was a comment given to one poster from another re: their blog about protesting and trying to create social change. It was most interesting to read in that it pretty much challenged the original blogger about if they really did want social change, political change, or did they really want things to stay the way they are? “Status quo?” Read More »
Spiritual DNA or Cellular Memory?
I was most intrigued by a concept I stumbled upon in a blog on this site, the concept of spiritual DNA. I googled it a bit to try to get an idea about what it is, and it reminded me of another idea that I’ve heard before, something else that fascinates me – the idea of cellular memory. Read More »
depression: Is it genetics or is it your brain?
For the longest time I have wondered if depression is an inherited trait or is it something chemically wrong with the wiring in your brain. Read More »
Opportunities Not Seized
I caught up with an old friend last night, actually, the engineer to whom I referred in “Do the means justify the end?” Strains of “I Will Remember You ” played in the back of my mind as we had the Reunion Talk of Old Friends, including a walk down the Pathway of Possible Regret. Read More »
Kick them when they're down! - Ableism
This is from another paper I wrote for a social justice class: Read More »


