A Thinker’s Guide To… The Apocalypse: The Promise When I was 12, I made myself a promise that I would be perfect. I’d be a perfect daughter, sister, wife, student, and Christian. I told myself that if I could do that, then I could be loved. For years, I’ve been trying to make sense of …
A Thinker’s Guide To… The Apocalypse: The Dilemma In this week’s episode, we’re journeying to the stage where most of my curiosities and dilemmas have arisen…the classroom. Specifically, we’re thinking about what it means to take your heart out to examine it, and what happens when you put it back inside again. I’m sharing the …
A Thinker’s Guide To… The Apocalypse: The Celebration Que sera, sera, whatever will be, will be. The future’s not ours to see. I disagree. Whatever will be, will only be if you allow it to. In our twelfth episode of the season, I’m asking the questions: who are you? Who do you want to be? …
A Thinker’s Guide To… The Apocalypse: The Defeat I’ve told myself many stories over the years. About the boys who would never love me, the jobs that would never fulfill me, and the people who never quite understood me. I even have stories I tell myself about you. I have many questions about who you …
A Thinker’s Guide To… The Apocalypse: The Unveiling There are many ways to unveil your inner world, many paths to do so. Some meditate, others write. I chose therapy. In our tenth episode of the season, we’re exploring what it means to allow our depth and mystery to be unveiled. Today I’m going to share …
A Thinker’s Guide To… The Apocalypse: The Enemy “She did not want to talk. Yet she felt there were thousands of works choking her throat, and perhaps only distance, thousands of miles could straighten them out. Perhaps, it was freedom itself that choked her.” –The Price of Salt, Patricia Highsmith We are meaning making creatures. …
A Thinker’s Guide To… The Apocalypse: The Hero “Never in my life have I feared death as much as I feared the resurrection.” –The Last Temptation of Christ, Nikos Kazantzakis Jesus has always been a conundrum to me. Growing up, I was always told he was our Hero. Truthfully, I’ve never been able to …
A Thinker’s Guide To… The Apocalypse: The Dissonance “I can feel the stomach acid swimming up to the top of my throat and I think that I know that this bitter taste is in fact just my last bit of hope.” -Ceschi My family history would intrigue you if you are a therapist, or …
A Thinker’s Guide To… The Apocalypse: The Horror “Go, go, go, said the bird: Human kind cannot bear very much reality. Time past and time future. What might have been and what has been. Point to one end, which is always present.” -T.S. Eliot Whether we like to admit it or not, we have …
A Thinker’s Guide To… The Apocalypse: The Panic Death has a way of sharpening things, it makes everything come more alive…even as we approach the end. I think that panic can actually teach us a great deal about death. (Side note: did you know that most people will experience 1-2 panic attacks in their …