UNDER THE WILL… OVER THE DRAMA…

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  • Check Your Balance: The Quiet Economy of Your Soul…

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    The Soul Bank: Check Your Balance… A friend of mine from California rang me this morning. Now, she’s one of those people who’ll have you howling laughing one minute and rethinking your whole life the next. And this morning, she casually dropped a line that’s still rattling around my head: “You’ve got to mind your…

  • Episode 90 -The Parish Lotto Power Play…

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    The Parish Lotto Power Play: Another Classic Bully Move… You know, it’s funny the things that stick in your mind when you look back over the years. It’s not always the big, dramatic blow-ups. Sometimes it’s the petty little moves, the sneaky, underhanded jabs that tell you more about a person’s character than a lifetime…

  • Granny Frass (from beyond the veil)…

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    Granny Frass on Bullies, Schemes & The Captive Rebel… Well now, child, I’ve been watching this carry-on from the other side, and let me tell you… It’s every bit as pathetic as I expected.You always were the bright one. The one who saw through the grown-ups before you could even tie your shoes. And let…

  • Romance? Ah Jaysus, Spare Me…

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    Daily Writing Prompt: What’s your definition of romantic? Oh, here we go, another bloody programmed concept designed to keep people chasing shadows. I actually hate this one. The word “romantic” makes me twitch. Not because I’m cold or cynical, but because it’s one of those old hand-me-down ideas we’ve all been spoon-fed since we were…

  • Episode 89 – The Captive Rebel and The Kingdom of Bullies…

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    Some of us are born to keep the peace.Some of us are born to challenge it. And the Kingdom of Bullies, oh, they love a good captive rebel. They love to wag their fingers, whisper behind backs, and punish the one person brave enough to name the game. You see, the Wound of the Captive…

  • Things I’ll Never Forget About That Morning…

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    The Stranger at The Funeral – Part 1… The Morning of Dad’s Funeral .. It’s strange, the things you remember from days like that.Not the eulogies or the hymns, but the little things. The things that shouldn’t matter, but somehow do. The morning of my Dad’s funeral, I lay in bed listening to Fanny and…

  • Thank You, Next Lesson…

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    Daily Writing Prompt: How Do You Express Your Gratitude? Gratitude, eh? It’s one of those things we’re supposed to do, but honestly, I don’t do it because a self-help book told me to. I do it because life has thrown me enough curve-balls to realize that if you don’t stop and appreciate the small stuff,…

  • The Future’s None of My Business…

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    Daily Writing Prompt: What are you most worried about for the future? What am I most worried about for the future? Well, if I’m being completely honest, quite a few things. The state of the world, the people in it, the way truth seems to be something you have to dig for these days. Wars,…

  • Episode 88 – Scrap Heaps and Swinging D*ks…

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    Scrap Heaps and Swinging D*ks: A Bully Tale… Did you ever notice how some people can’t leave well enough alone? Like, the world could be spinning happily on its axis, the birds chirping, the dogs wagging, and here comes Bully, striding in like a constipated sheriff in a one-horse town, ready to declare war on…

  • Episode 87 – Bully Watch…

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    Bully Watch… When They Don’t Talk to You… But Talk About You… Ever notice how some people don’t actually speak to you, but have plenty to say about you? There’s a certain breed of drama farmer who thrives on indirect communication. They won’t call, won’t text, won’t answer your emails, but suddenly your neighbor knows…