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  • Good Dad Work

    Good Dad Work

    The past few days have been a “slog.” Pike, our eight year old son, got a stomach ache at school on Monday. My wife is a school teacher and we are fully aware that there is, currently, a nasty stomach bug making its way through the school. Kids come to the teacher saying, “my belly Read more

  • Addiction – An Original Poem

    When does a habit become a problem?  When does a habit turn into something that I need to address?  It’s only something I do to manage the stress – so it can’t be that bad, can it?  I don’t need to do it, use it, consume it…  I just like to… want to… have to? Sometimes?  When does Read more

  • Anxiety – An original poem

    I have a thought – And it won’t go away – It sounds like me in my head… The thought – seems to come when I least expect it.  When I don’t need another thing to think about… I sometimes think – why am I thinking like this?   Why can’t I stop thinking like Read more

  • “It’s Been My Honor!”

    Today during the “aftermath” of the latest snow storm, my son and I decided to shovel off the deck to make room for the next round of snowfall. For years this has been our yearly routine playing around on the back deck and clearing snow while mom works in the quiet inside. This year – Read more

  • Loneliness

    Loneliness

    An Original Poem Have you ever felt alone? Alone – with no one around… Alone – with everyone surrounding you… Alone in a room – alone in a crowd… Alone with your thoughts the keep getting loud… All of the digital “friends” can’t help with the noise… I feel like they can’t understand me – Read more

  • It’s All In Your Head

    It’s All In Your Head

    “IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD!”  I’ve heard that statement throughout the years when people discuss things like anxiety, depression, and other mental/emotional health concerns. I actually believe – in many ways – that is a true statement, but I disagree with how it is used. It is usually said to minimize the person’s point of Read more