“Look for some music recs to enjoy. Praying for you,” a friend and coworker encouraged. “Maybe you should play more piano,” Terri suggested. “You don’t play as much as you did once.” All true. All good. Sitting on our patio, sipping coffee, listening to Red Clay Strays Live at the Ryman. Their song Drowning isContinue reading “Connecting the Beats of My Mental Wellbeing”
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Here Is Where We Are
Knocking on the doorstep of sixty, I didn’t expect to find myself here. But then I am grateful to be here at all, thanks to addiction recovery saving my life nearly thirty years ago. I could be long gone. Thankfully, by God’s grace I’m not. Instead, I’m beyond grateful to be alive and I lookContinue reading “Here Is Where We Are”
When the World Becomes Too Loud: Reflections on Breaking and Healing
I can’t pinpoint when it started, but something inside me started to feel off. The world around me is louder, sharper, and more intrusive than it used to be. Is it just me? Loud noises grate on me, put me on edge, and sometimes they startle me. Crowded spaces set my teeth on edge. IContinue reading “When the World Becomes Too Loud: Reflections on Breaking and Healing”
