Category: Pearl

3/12/21 This was written quite a few years ago for a creative writing class at a local college. I spent the first several decades of life being this person and therefore associating with like minded people, of course. I’d say this was the very beginning of the wake-up call that was telling me I wanted… Continue reading They

Tuesday, 3/9/21 (Grace’s story began with “Introduction to Grace’s Era of Childhood” dated 2/02/21, then ‘Reality vs. Fantasy’ dated 2/16/21 and has been posted on Tuesdays since then.)  (For an explanation of who ‘Grace’ is, please see ‘Cast of Characters’ tab on home page.) Hello Beautiful Being, how are you doing today?  Glad you could… Continue reading Grace’s Era, Continued

Tuesday, 3/2/21 (For an explanation of the ‘Michael’ aspect of my psyche please see the ‘Cast of Characters in my Mind’ tab on the Home Page.) Good day, good person!  Have you been able to experience some blessings these last several days, whether receiving and/or giving them?  I hope so, you deserve to. Grace’s story… Continue reading Continuing With Grace’s Story

Tuesday, 2/23/21 (For an explanation about the fractured parts of my psyche, including ‘Grace’, see the ‘Cast of Characters in my Mind’ tab on the home page, or for more details, the ‘Dissociation’ post dated 10/11/20) Hi amazing person!  Were you able to receive and/or make some beautiful moments over the last several days?  I… Continue reading Unpacking “Reality vs. Fantasy”

Tuesday, 2/16/21 This post could contain triggers for some people. Fantasy is one of the ways Grace would survive hell.. On the left side of the page is an example of what would actually happen. On the right side of the page is an example of the fantasy my psyche would simultaneously conjure up to… Continue reading Reality Vs. Fantasy

Friday, 2/12/21 Good Day, Beautiful You!  Glad you’re here1   First of all, in last Tuesday’s post I wrote about falling too far to be redeemed as far as Great Guy is concerned, and I can feel that way in other areas in life, too. I’ll think I’ve waited too long, wasn’t good enough and/or… Continue reading I Confess, I Dare to Still Believe

Tuesday, 2/9/21 If you’re new to the blog and wonder who Great Guy (GG) is, well, he’s written about quite frequently because he’s been one of my greatest life teachers whether he wanted to be or not. He’s a good man and most of the things learned about myself because of him have been difficult… Continue reading Casualties of Hope and a Heart That Was Not Yet Healed Enough

Friday, 2/5/21 Howdy! Glad to meet with you! I was walking along the shoreline one day when I saw these trees on their own little islet. I imagined them as two beings that were stripped bare and living in a grey desolate place yet they’re still raising their limbs with joy, in defiance of their… Continue reading Joyous Desolation

Tuesday 2/2/21 (For brief explanations about ‘Grace’ and the fractured parts of my psyche, please see the post “Dissociation” dated 10/14/20, or ‘Cast of Characters In My Mind’ tab on the Home Page) Hi, how are you doing today?  I hope you had some good times this past weekend? Knowing I am going to write… Continue reading Introduction to ‘Grace’s Era’ of Childhood

Fri 1/29/21 Welcome! Good to meet with you! Here’s one more thought about hope that was previously written for my GLP group . . . A beautiful place in Tennessee called Onsite Workshops, a personal growth/emotional wellness retreat center, offered a 30 day online version of their most popular workshop called ‘Living Centered’.  Because of… Continue reading Open Handed Hope