For anyone who has watched the movie, “The Wizard of Oz,” you will remember the words Dorothy repeated towards the end of the movie as she clicked the heels of her Ruby Slippers together three times and said: “There’s no place like home!”
But before she had realized that “home” is a wonderful place to be…she [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Your own Yellow Brick Road..
Posted in Christianity, Cowardly Lion, Dorothy, Scarecrow, Surviving After Prison, Thriving After Prison, Tin Man, Wizard of Oz, anger, arrogance, change, child abuse, criminal or deviant offender, evil, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, hope, human behavior, humility, improving self esteem, loneliness, maturity, sadness/depression, surviving in prison, the character of God, wisdom, tagged after prison, change, Christianity, Cowardly Lion, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, Dorothy, emptiness, feeling empty, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, hope and peace, humility, loneliness, mourning, pain, sadness/depression, Scarecrow, Self-Esteem/Self Value, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison, Tin Man, wisdom, Wizard of Oz on March 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ruby Slippers…Coming This Weekend..
Posted in Balance, Christianity, Surviving After Prison, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, Wizard of Oz, change, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, hope, human behavior, humility, improving self esteem, loneliness, maturity, sadness/depression, surviving in prison, wisdom, tagged after prison, change, Christianity, depression, emptiness, feeling empty, finding hope, finding peace, hope and peace, humility, loneliness, pain, peace, sadness/depression, Self-Esteem/Self Value, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison, wisdom, Wizard of Oz on March 25, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Loneliness and loss of self are the most obvious words to describe nearly all of the main character’s of “The Wizard of Oz.”
Together we will take a simple but deeper look at the story and find some ways to improve our outlook on life. Please come back this weekend as I discuss the following:
Dorothy [...]
Thriving…a Lifestyle For All
Posted in Balance, Christianity, Surviving After Prison, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, anger, arrogance, change, child abuse, co-workers, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, hope, human behavior, humility, improving self esteem, loneliness, maturity, sadness/depression, surviving in prison, the character of God, wisdom, tagged after prison, anger, change, child abuse, Christianity, co-workers, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, feeling empty, finding happiness, finding hope, finding peace, forgiveness, Freedom, friends, hope and peace, humility, loneliness, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison, wisdom on March 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »
As our regular readers know, our work is focused on those men who have committed sexually deviant offenses in their past and are in prison. I have not yet written a post on the negative comments we receive on a regular basis and all the open hostility we endure from our co-workers…and from others who [...]
I’m a Broken Man…Healing..
Posted in Balance, Christianity, Interventions, Surviving After Prison, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, anger, arrogance, change, child abuse, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, hope, human behavior, humility, improving self esteem, loneliness, maturity, sadness/depression, surviving in prison, the character of God, wisdom, tagged after life trauma, after prison, anger, change, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, emptiness, fear, feeling empty, feeling hopeless, finding happiness, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, humility, loneliness, Self-Esteem/Self Value, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison, wisdom on March 21, 2009 | 4 Comments »
If you ask me, “What is the most important thing on this earth?” One of my top answers would be RELATIONSHIPS. Good relationships are able to heal a vast amount of pain and fill a great deal of the EMPTINESS that so many people experience.
When you think of what makes life worth while; [...]
I’m A Broken Man…
Posted in Balance, Christianity, Surviving After Prison, Temptations, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, To Your Family Members and Friends, anger, arrogance, change, child abuse, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, forgiveness, hope, human behavior, humility, loneliness, maturity, sadness/depression, surviving in prison, the character of God, wisdom, tagged after life trauma, after prison, anger, change, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, fear, feeling empty, feeling hopeless, finding happiness, finding peace, forgiveness, humility, loneliness, pain, peace, Surviving After Prison, Thriving After Prison, wisdom on March 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The most common subject that people use to find this (or another website) is the subject of “FEELING EMPTY.”
Even though I did not know that for certain when I started this blog – God knew it and thus the name of this website: Empty No More.
Life is a lonely place if you do [...]
