I’m working on both a paper and blog posting about GAD – Generalized Anxiety Disorder….and stumbled across this song in my Pandora experience that I just love. You know, I saw the transformers movie that this song was written for;…
All that You Are
Author: Alison Rodgers
Crazy Busy: How Down Time Can Save Your Sanity
How do you stay sane amidst the crazy days of life? I’m voting for the theory of taking a day off from the hustle and bustle, the choices that make us go so fast, so long every day. Something like…
Turn the Radio On
There is a party in my backyard, one that is full of fun, family and laughter. This is the song that is playing on the DJ and the deepest parts of my heart…….life is one big faith journey, and I’m…
Owning Your Relationship Reality
I found some art that I wanted to share with our people in relationship recovery, given that all my questions this week were on loneliness in current relationships and “letting go.” I will share them here, and then move them…
The Butterfly Effect
Do you ever think about the butterfly effect? What about the moments of your day, turning left instead of right, going when you didn’t feel like going or staying home with that special sixth sense – crossing the road five…
Are You Living In The Moment? Start Today
From the moment that I wake in the morning, which is more often than not an unanticipated 3 a.m. “I can’t sleep” to the final seconds of drowsing off to sleep, my life is one of speed, energy and efficiency. …
Basic Human Needs: Am I Love? Am I Loved?
Am I love? As I love you, I love you, all in and without reservation. There is nothing left for me but to be wholly in and invested in you. I long to be together to feel grace and truth collide…
Turn Up the Speakers: A Concert to Remember
The headlines of today’s newspapers show a horrific scene of the Indianapolis State Fair concert stage collapsing on the audience between sets as they anticipated the country sensation Sugarland taking stage. My love and prayers to the family and friends…
For “Brokenhearted”: What is Happiness, Anyway?
hap·py/ˈhapē/Adjective 1. Feeling or showing pleasure or contentment. 2. Having a sense of confidence in or satisfaction with (a person, arrangement, or situation). I’ve often wondered on my trips around the sun how happiness looks in the eyes of others.…
Change Your State: 4 Minutes
Admittedly, we all have those days that are down in the dumps. I’ve had a day of prayer and contemplation, waiting to hear from my extended group of family and friends on the outcome of a bilateral, very urgent mastectomy…
What To Do When You’re Not Sure What To Do.
We’ve all been to that moment in life where your mind screams “Say something,” anything, it seems. “Take an action, make a plan, respond in some fashion or form so that you don’t just start screaming at the top of…
Falling In and the Music of the Night
It’s 1:10a.m. in Indiana, and I smell like the most wonderful woodsmoke and incense. I am listening to the All American Rejects. The All-American Rejects – It Ends Tonight At this time of night, it’s only a matter of moments…
Half Empty or Full? The Happiness Test & 3 Thoughts for Living Satisfied
According to Wikipedia, the age old question “is the glass half empty or half full” is: “a common expression, used rhetorically to indicate that a particular situation could be a cause for optimism (half full) or pessimism (half empty); or…
Is it Art or Graffiti?
Two pieces of media for you today. The first is Jon M., a fellow AU alumni, who wrote and sings the song “Beautiful Disaster.” This is the theme song for me these days, full of unwanted turmoil and welcome change. …
How To Live A Great Love Story
Stop what you’re doing, immediately. Unless you’re driving and then PUT DOWN YOUR PHONE. That being said, I am in love with a two part series of articles. I hate it when Lexi is right, she really is a bad…