Healing my heart through creation and courage
I’ve been blocked – serious writer’s block – and fearful of not having anything relevant to write for months. The last time I posted something on SOUL TONIC IN WORD AND VISION was June 24, 2016. Crap! That’s a long…
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The turtle has always been my totem animal. Ever since the summer between third and fourth grade, when I got my stuffed turtle Checker Chow at the 25 cent lucky duck country fair stand. Checker Chow saw me through my…
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Integrity, or the lack of integrity, has been a theme in my environment. And, frankly, it is more than a little troubling. I’m struggling with who and how to trust again and when it is helpful or unhelpful to extend…
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A few months back, I went on a Facebook rampage against Donald Trump. I was defriended by a few people I thought cared more about me than whether I politically agreed with them or not. Right before one person defriended…
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On this memorial day, I have been thinking again of my Grandfather, Merle Hicks. He fought in World War II and was a decorated hero. He was shot in Germany and received the Purple Heart. The year he passed away,…
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The creator of Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry, is a genius. If he was President, there would be no wars, famine, disease or poverty. All the scientists would be working towards ways to eradicate disease, replicators would be for real and…
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A few days ago, my husband said Math people are smart. It was just a casual conversation that had nothing to do with Math and it really, really upset me. “Not all Math people are smart! Not all Math people have common…
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Sometimes, I find myself reacting to my environment. Many times, I find myself making decisions for my life based on what someone says or does. More than I care to admit, I find myself spending so much time worrying about…
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This is me and my Grandpa, Merle Hicks. He used to tell me to look up in the sky. “You see that cloud, Heather? Keep staring at that cloud. I’m going to make it disappear.” And, he did it. The cloud…
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