My writings that address feeling EMPTY get the most activity…no other subject comes close. Emptiness is a chronic condition in our society. There are many reasons for this and those things need to be addressed, but I have decided to discuss SOLUTIONS, actually one primary solution, in this writing today and at another time, I will [...]
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Feeling Empty? Feeling Depressed? I Bet You Never Thought of This as a Solution…
Posted in change, Christianity, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, finding yourself after prison, Identity lost?, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, the character of God, Thriving After Prison, truth, Uncategorized, tagged after prison, change, Christianity, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, feeling empty, feeling hopeless, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison on September 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Beauty…Purpose…Eternity…what a life!!
Posted in arrogance, beauty, child abuse, Christianity, feeling empty, finding peace, finding yourself after prison, hope, improving self esteem, inner beauty, light, purpose in life, sadness/depression, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, the character of God, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, tagged beauty, change, Christianity, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, emptiness, finding peace, inner beauty, purpose in life, Self-Esteem/Self Value, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison on May 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He also has planted eternity in men’s hearts and minds (a divinely implanted sense of a purpose working through the ages which nothing under the sun but God alone can satisfy), yet so that men cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the [...]
Truth is not optional.
Posted in anger, arrogance, change, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, finding peace, finding yourself after prison, hope, Identity lost?, improving self esteem, loneliness, sadness/depression, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, the character of God, Thriving After Prison, truth, wisdom, tagged after prison, anger, arrogance, change, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant behavior, feeling empty, finding happiness, Self-Esteem/Self Value, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison, truth on May 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One of my random thoughts as I have gone through this day is this mantra (quote) that we used in our Treatment Group with the men who were/are incarcerated: “Truth is not optional.” There is only one other cornerstone that I believe preceeds the importance of living out this important “life instruction.” We must begin by building [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Depressed? Light Exists…
Posted in change, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant offender, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, hope, human behavior, humility, light, sadness/depression, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, the character of God, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, tagged after prison, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, feeling empty, finding happiness, finding peace, hope and peace, light, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison on April 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dear Readers, I have so much to say, but it is so much that I must do it in small pieces. Please be patient. Tragedy hits everyone’s life – no one wins that one! Many Prison Programs are being cut due to the state of the economy of our nation. The prison I worked in [...]
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 [...]
Guardian of Your Soul…
Posted in anger, Balance, change, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant offender, evil, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, forgiveness, hope, humility, Joseph, sadness/depression, Soul, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, the character of God, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, wisdom, tagged after prison, anger, change, Christianity, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, emptiness, feeling hopeless, finding peace, loneliness, mourning, Soul, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, The Good Life, Thriving After Prison, wisdom on October 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Has the iron of the prison “entered your soul?”
Pornography: The Journey of Death…
Posted in anger, arrogance, Balance, change, child abuse, Christianity, criminal or deviant offender, evil, feeling empty, feeling suicidal, finding peace, forgiveness, hope, human behavior, humility, improving self esteem, Innocence, Interventions, loneliness, Pornography, PTSD, 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, criminal or deviant behavior, depression, emptiness, feeling empty, finding peace, forgiveness, hope and peace, Innocence, loneliness, Pornography, Surviving After Prison, surviving in prison, Thriving After Prison, wisdom on August 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
During the age of Innocence, the desire to procreate was as natural and joyful as the enjoyment of watching a beautiful sunrise. Mankind had no need or desire to elevate the gift of sexual intimacy beyond any other gifts and blessings from the Creator.
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 [...]
