Anyone who has read this blog, even a few times, knows that I am deeply concerned and involved in the well-being of those who are hurting. People who come here are usually in some kind of pain: emotional, physical, psychological, etc. Readers here are seeking relief to fairly specific problems: emptiness; depression; concern for a [...]
Archive for the ‘maturity’ Category
Empty? Depressed? Help is here…
Posted in Challenges of Freedom, change, Christianity, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, finding yourself after prison, hope, human behavior, Identity lost?, improving self esteem, Interventions, loneliness, maturity, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, wisdom, tagged after prison, change, Christianity, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, emptiness, feeling empty, feeling hopeless, finding peace, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison on November 30, 2010 | 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Your own Yellow Brick Road..
Posted in anger, arrogance, change, child abuse, Christianity, Cowardly Lion, criminal or deviant offender, Dorothy, evil, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, hope, human behavior, humility, improving self esteem, loneliness, maturity, sadness/depression, Scarecrow, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, the character of God, Thriving After Prison, Tin Man, wisdom, Wizard of Oz, 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 »
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 [...]
Ruby Slippers…Coming This Weekend..
Posted in Balance, change, Christianity, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, hope, human behavior, humility, improving self esteem, loneliness, maturity, sadness/depression, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, wisdom, Wizard of Oz, 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: [...]
Thriving…a Lifestyle For All
Posted in anger, arrogance, Balance, change, child abuse, Christianity, co-workers, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, hope, human behavior, humility, improving self esteem, loneliness, maturity, sadness/depression, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, the character of God, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, 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 anger, arrogance, Balance, change, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, hope, human behavior, humility, improving self esteem, Interventions, loneliness, maturity, sadness/depression, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, the character of God, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, 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; when [...]
I’m A Broken Man…
Posted in anger, arrogance, Balance, change, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, forgiveness, hope, human behavior, humility, loneliness, 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 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 [...]
Run and Hide…Ever Feel Like It?
Posted in anger, arrogance, change, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, hope, human behavior, humility, improving self esteem, Interventions, loneliness, maturity, sadness/depression, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Temptations, the character of God, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, Uncategorized, wisdom, tagged after prison, anger, change, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, emptiness, feeling empty, finding happiness, finding hope, finding peace, forgiveness, friends, happiness, hope and peace, loneliness, Mercy, peace, Surviving After Prison, Thriving After Prison, wisdom on February 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Many men that I counsel sooner or later tell me their desire to “run and hide.” I have heard many stories about a “cabin in the woods.” There is nothing wrong with a cabin but leaving society is not the answer. I believe that many of these men have felt this way all their lives [...]
