June 28, 2008 by emptynomore | Edit Emptiness tops the list on all the posts that have been written (and that have been read) on this site. Emptiness…feeling empty is a common “sickness” with the majority of people I talk to. If it were a disease, I would say that it is an epidemic in [...]
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Updated Post: Emptiness / Sadness That Won’t Go Away? Seven Ways to Feel Better Now!
Posted in anger, Balance, Challenges of Freedom, change, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant offender, evil, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, finding yourself after prison, forgiveness, friends, hope, human behavior, humility, Identity lost?, improving self esteem, Interventions, loneliness, PTSD, purpose in life, sadness/depression, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, Uncategorized, wisdom, tagged after life trauma, after prison, anger, change, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, emptiness, feeling hopeless, finding peace, hope and peace, Self-Esteem/Self Value, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison, wisdom on February 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Inherit the Wind?
Posted in anger, arrogance, Challenges of Freedom, change, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, friends, immediate gratification, loneliness, maturity, sadness/depression, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison, tagged after prison, anger, arrogance, change, child abuse, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, emptiness, feeling empty, feeling hopeless, finding peace, loneliness, sadness/depression, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison, wisdom on May 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I was reading Proverbs 11 this morning and came to verse 29: “He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind…” Okay, first we know there are MANY different ways to “trouble our own house.” And I believe that this verse does not just refer to the physical structure of the house but also [...]
Coming Home From Prison…Identity Lost?
Posted in Challenges of Freedom, change, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, finding yourself after prison, friends, hope, human behavior, Identity lost?, job, sadness/depression, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, the character of God, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, To Your Family Members and Friends, wisdom, work, tagged after prison, Challenges of Freedom, change, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, emptiness, feeling hopeless, finding hope, finding peace, finding yourself after prison, hope and peace, Identify lost?, sadness/depression, Self-Esteem/Self Value, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison on April 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As a licensed psychotherapist, I want to let you know (even if other therapists do not tell you); we don’t know everything! But those of us who are called to a specific work and really care about what we are doing – we will do our best to put ourselves in your “shoes” in order [...]
Be Yourself…Everyone else is taken!
Posted in anger, Balance, change, child abuse, Christianity, co-workers, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, finding peace, friends, hope, human behavior, improving self esteem, sadness/depression, secrets, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, truth, tagged after prison, arrogance, change, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, emptiness, feeling empty, finding peace, hope and peace, loneliness, Self-Esteem/Self Value, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison, truth on April 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There are few things more frustrating in life than the stress of wearing a mask! No, not a Halloween mask, but the one many of us wear in order to be socially acceptable. We say the things that we think other people want to hear and we do the things that we believe we [...]
Living Life Deliberately…
Posted in arrogance, Balance, change, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant offender, evil, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, friends, hope, human behavior, immediate gratification, improving self esteem, light, maturity, sadness/depression, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Temptations, the character of God, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, To Your Family Members and Friends, wisdom, tagged after prison, anger, arrogance, change, child abuse, Christianity, depression, feeling empty, feeling hopeless, finding peace, Self-Esteem/Self Value, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison, wisdom on April 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
People who have made major life changes cannot live “in the shadows” of their old lifestyles. There must be a deliberation as we go through our days, months, years…our lives. How can we afford to do less? If we “ad-lib” our lives, old habits will creep back in…if we are not thinking about the changes [...]
Words From Prison…Looking Back & Looking Ahead With Hope
Posted in anger, arrogance, Balance, change, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, hope, human behavior, humility, immediate gratification, improving self esteem, Michael, open letters, sadness/depression, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Temptations, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, To Your Family Members and Friends, wisdom, work, tagged after prison, change, Christianity, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, emptiness, fear, feeling empty, finding hope, finding peace, forgiveness, Freedom, humility, immediate gratification, loneliness, Michael, mourning, sadness/depression, Self-Esteem/Self Value, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison, wisdom on October 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This topic was written by a man who is incarcerated at this time for sexual crimes. He has transitioned the Sexual Offenses Treatment Program and is planning to live a good and productive life when he leaves prison. I believe you will be deeply interested and moved by what he has to say: WHAT IF [...]
Much Needed Truth for Our Society…Are You Destructive?
Posted in anger, arrogance, Balance, change, child abuse, Christianity, co-workers, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, hope, human behavior, humility, improving self esteem, Interventions, job, loneliness, sadness/depression, secrets, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Temptations, the character of God, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, To Your Family Members and Friends, wisdom, work, tagged after prison, change, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, emptiness, feeling hopeless, finding happiness, finding peace, hope and peace, humility, job, Self-Esteem/Self Value, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, wisdom, work on October 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hello Readers…I think you will really like this…..if you give the truth a chance!! I have been thinking about a verse, Proverbs 18:9, that can open your eyes to some straight forward truth if you will be open to it. When I was much younger, I remember thinking occasionally that God was sometimes so frank [...]
The Wisdom We Struggle to Understand
Posted in Balance, change, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, hope, human behavior, improving self esteem, Interventions, loneliness, loved one dies, maturity, open letters, sadness/depression, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, the character of God, Thriving After Prison, To Your Family Members and Friends, Uncategorized, victim understanding, wisdom, tagged after prison, anger, change, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, emptiness, fear, feeling empty, feeling hopeless, finding peace, forgiveness, Freedom, friends, guilt, happiness, hope and peace, humility, loneliness, loved one dies, Mercy, mourning, pain, Self-Esteem/Self Value, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison, wisdom on June 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This letter of comfort was written to an incarcerated man who had just found out that his father had died. He struggles to share his burdens… Sharing can bring comfort to our souls if we will share our hearts. For Kristian: The shadow within your eyes calls for comfort And your pain beckons, though not [...]
My Oreo Has No Filling
Posted in anhedonia, change, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant offender, evil, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, Henry David Thoreau, hope, human behavior, improving self esteem, Interventions, loneliness, oreo, PTSD, sadness/depression, secrets, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, the character of God, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, 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 »
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…
The Scarecrow Knew!
Posted in change, child abuse, Christianity, Cowardly Lion, criminal or deviant offender, Dorothy, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, hope, humility, improving self esteem, Interventions, loneliness, sadness/depression, Scarecrow, secrets, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, the character of God, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, Tin Man, wisdom, Wizard of Oz, 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?!
