If you are living a life that is less than honest…if you are pretending to be “happy” when you are actually sad or angry or pretending in any of thousands of other ways: you will be empty and unhappy. Your relationships will be disastrous and you will not feel good about yourself and you will not trust others. The answer lies within YOU…
Archive for April, 2009
My Oreo Has No Filling
Posted in Christianity, Henry David Thoreau, Interventions, PTSD, Surviving After Prison, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, anhedonia, change, child abuse, criminal or deviant offender, evil, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, hope, human behavior, improving self esteem, loneliness, oreo, sadness/depression, secrets, surviving in prison, the character of God, wearing masks, wisdom, tagged anhedonia, anxiety, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, feeling empty, finding happiness, finding peace, Henry David Thoreau, hope and peace, human behavior, loneliness, oreo, PTSD, sadness/depression, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison, wearing masks on April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In The Presence of Change
Posted in Balance, Christianity, Interventions, Joseph, Surviving After Prison, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, change, child abuse, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, forgiveness, hope, human behavior, humility, loneliness, sadness/depression, surviving in prison, the character of God, wisdom, tagged Add new tag, change, Christianity, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, feeling empty, finding peace, Freedom, hope and peace, Joseph, loneliness, Self-Esteem/Self Value, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison, wisdom on April 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Of the many glorious sights that are on this Earth for our viewing delight; no sight is as beautiful as a man changing his life. Some of us are blessed to be present to witness this metamorphosis.
The Scarecrow Knew!
Posted in Christianity, Cowardly Lion, Dorothy, Interventions, Scarecrow, Surviving After Prison, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, Tin Man, Wizard of Oz, change, child abuse, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, hope, humility, improving self esteem, loneliness, sadness/depression, secrets, surviving in prison, the character of God, wisdom, tagged after prison, anger, change, child abuse, Christianity, Cowardly Lion, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, Dorothy, emptiness, fear, feeling empty, finding hope, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, hope and peace, loneliness, Scarecrow, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison, Tin Man, wisdom, Wizard of Oz on April 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Though he is featured as loyal and kind, it is possible that the Scarecrow could have told Dorothy how to go home when he first met her! Why would he keep this secret?!
The Scarecrow’s Secret
Posted in Balance, Christianity, Dorothy, Scarecrow, Surviving After Prison, Thriving After Prison, Wizard of Oz, arrogance, change, child abuse, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, hope, loneliness, secrets, surviving in prison, tagged Christianity, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, feeling empty, friends, hope and peace, sadness/depression, Scarecrow, secrets, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Temptations, Thriving After Prison, Wizard of Oz on April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What was the Scarecrow hiding from Dorothy?
What do a lot of people who are intelligent hide from the important people in their lives? Join me this weekend to learn some interesting things about the Scarecrow and about people and their secrets.
Are you a pretty smart man/woman? very smart? Do you keep secrets from people you [...]
Love for the Tin Man…Love for You..
Posted in Christianity, Dorothy, Surviving After Prison, Thriving After Prison, Tin Man, Wizard of Oz, change, child abuse, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, hope, human behavior, improving self esteem, surviving in prison, the character of God, tagged after prison, change, Christianity, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, feeling empty, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, humility, Self-Esteem/Self Value, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison, Tin Man, wisdom, Wizard of Oz on April 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Tin Man started in life as a human man and was “in love” with a munchkin woman in the story of the Wizard of Oz. According to the story, his job was cutting wood and he cut off his own legs with an “magic” axe that was given to him by an enemy. A [...]
Hope for the Tin Man…
Posted in Christianity, Surviving After Prison, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, Tin Man, Wizard of Oz, anger, change, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, hope, human behavior, loneliness, sadness/depression, surviving in prison, the character of God, wisdom, tagged anger, change, Christianity, criminal or deviant behavior, emptiness, feeling empty, hope and peace, loneliness, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison on April 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
How is it that one of the kindest characters in the Wizard of Oz movie, the Tin Man, did not think he had a heart… but yet all the way through the movie, he was generous, loyal, and protective to all his companions? At the end of the movie, he was given a symbol of [...]
