Like anything else on your amazingly complex and wonderfully made human body, your inner power, grace and balance require a bit of exercise, lots of healthy nibbles and the opportunity to grow. When life has us in the cross-hairs of…
I had the remarkable opportunity to talk with several people tonight who are victors in the “living life to the fullest after being heartbroken” category. I cannot tell you how much I appreciate these souls coming to my house and…
It’s been a week of letters from an emotional cliff side, a place that I once spent about a year in. This article is for all we THM’ers out there, who are on the journey to “Letting Go and Growing Strong.”…
What does it mean when you say “I love you” on this Valentine’s Day? To revisit the concept, Ive brought you into a “Valentine’s Day Revisited” conversation. Does it automatically bring to mind images of candy and flowers, romantic meals…
I was at lunch with my publisher Wednesday when the date I’d been waiting for/dreading came up in conversation. The publishers release date of my first full length commercial fiction novel “Soul Thief,” the first book in the Angellion (it’s…
If I asked you to tell me about your life, what would you say? Would I hear about your accomplishments, your family, your dreams? Would you tell me of your heartaches, loss or needs? How do you define your life…
Brian and I had an argument Friday. Not just kind of an argument ~ but one of those heartbreaking evenings that leaves you wondering exactly how you got from here to there. Communication isn’t an option for us ~ it’s…
While my heart belongs to Linkin Park and 30 Seconds to Mars, this week the universe offered up the amazing music and the story of “The Afters.” According to their website (linked above) this talented group came together amidst some…
Love. In a word, that is what I think makes the world go around, is worth investing in and is worth living for. It may be, however, that the idea of “love” elicits that eros-driven (to use the Greek for…
Human beings require some form of intimate relationship to nurture their continued growth and psychosocial development. In fact, our relationships are way ahead of how we define ourselves in terms of life success, love and social impact. Intimate relationships begin…
Rarely do I get involved in political haggling on THM ~ I am to worried about people to worry about policy. Every so often, though, a political thing comes into my frame of reference and bothers me. Today is just…
In the past two articles, we have taken an inventory of our basic needs and basic fears that relate to nearly every human life on the planet. Given some latitude for culture, social and economic conditions in that context and…
Across the world, men and women have spent hours this week writing in to THM about the heartbreak of loss, love and life changed. To each of you, I’ve promised a specific response that takes time and thought; many of…
Pete Driver was …and is….an honest to God war hero, and one of the finest humans that I have had the honor of loving. Born into the wilds of central Oklahoma in 1926, this amazing man who was husband of…
For all of you across the world, I wish you the happiest of moments on this advent eve. Here at THM we deal with some pretty raw feelings of loss and love gone wrong, broken hearts and people cast aside…