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Is Emotional Health Real?

I've been pondering this thought, is emotional health real?  Is anyone really emotionally healthy? Or is our emotional health just a mask that we wear in order to convince ourselves and others we are okay? I read this book once about relationships and how to avoid falling in love with emotionally unhealthy people.  The author suggests before making that leap into love there are two things you should look for: Is this person physically and emotionally available? (meaning they are not in a relationship that is providing them physical or emotional nuturing) Okay that makes sense. Are they reasonally emotionally healthy. Really? Okay now I ponder. He goes onto say that falling in love is like a moment of temporary insanity.  You know that honeymoon period where you are swept off your feet.  He says it's in that moment in time that you have to watch for red flags and not allow yourself to be swept up in delusion.  Okay I get that.  He says that if they seem too ...

For Sheila

I couldn't think of a better reason to start blogging again but to pay homeage to my dear friend Sheila who went home to Jesus today!  Love you my forever friend! My dear friend Sheila passed away today.  Our relationship right from the beginning was a spiritual partnership.  I knew she was destined to be a pivotal part of my spiritual growth.  She herself recovering from life’s hurts, habits and hang ups, was called by God into the lives of many in this way not just mine.  It was obvious to me from our first conversation that she was called of God to help others recover from life’s painful pathways.  She was a gifted teacher but so humble in her nature.  She taught that pain was an inevitable part of the healing journey.  A strong woman of conviction, never pretending to know it all, just willing to share the many truths she had learned along her own bumpy roads.  She never told me what to do, or condemned me for any of my many stumbles; she...