There is a kind of exhaustion that cannot be solved with sleep. I did not understand that for a long time. I assumed exhaustion came from overwork, stress, aging, responsibilities, or the endless pace of life. But eventually I discovered there is another kind of weariness that settles much deeper into a person. It comes…
One of the strangest parts of grief is that eventually, one day, you laugh again. When it happens, it can feel deeply unsettling. I remember the first time it happened to me after Kameo died. It was not some profound moment filled with revelation. I was simply sitting with people I cared about, and for…
Overcoming challenges in life is something we all must learn to do. I grew up in a home with ridiculous amounts of drug and alcohol use, was a care-giver to my ill wife for many years, had a house burn down, was widowed at thirty-four years old, was a single parent with three daughters under…
It was November 26, 1996, I didn’t need healing from trauma. I had a great job, three amazing daughters, and a beautiful wife, Kameo. Life was good. It was two days before Thanksgiving. I came home early from work to see if I could help Kameo. We had spoken on the phone a couple hours…
Finding Happiness in Life What brings you a state of happiness? It is different for each person, but there are certainly things that help all of us find happiness in life. I’ve listed 7 steps to happiness in this article. I believe we are meant to be happy. Simply, it is a divine right to…