night sky in the city
the lights from the city
Jul 31
the lights from the city
I am coming to the comfortable conclusion that I am not a “believer.” While I believe there is a God, an Energy,… He, It, She is not the God I imagined most of my life. And imagine is indeed what I have been doing. What had drawn me to worship was a sense of community…what had drawn me to God..was fear and a desperate need to be feel safe.
A long drive into Seattle yesterday. But it was a beautiful day and I caught up with myself. Sometimes one needs to be trapped in a car for five hours to get some time alone. It was good.
If you want to be free of self,
At 15th and Thompson
I am living in a very full home these days. My daughter, Devoney, is home for a piece of the summer, my son RJ too, before he heads off for his first year of college. And two friends, Marcy and Melissa, and their son, Trout, have also moved in. Six people in a two bedroom, one bath home. It’s been sweet and hectic. The best of this all has been the sharing of meals. Coming to a full table is nice…
I am back after spending a week in the summer heat of Arizona. It was family week, a week of family therapy as a part of my daughter’s treatment for an eating disorder. I can only say it was an intense time, full of emotion, uncomfortable feelings, relief, pain, and even humor. I believe we came out of the week closer and better able to communicate with each other. The key to this was honesty. Honesty without placing a value or an expectation on it…not good or bad or “in order to” but really just in an effort to understand in new ways.