Living Life More Abundantly
A few years ago a woman came to my office. She was only going to be in town for a few days. It was the last time she would ever be in town. Not because she was moving or didn't like the area. She only had a few weeks to live. I smiled at her. My face tried to "pretend" that everything was going to be okay. My heart was sobbing. My mind said that it wasn't going to be. She came to me because she was angry. She was hurting. She was lonely. She needed to find peace. We talked fo
We Are Not Bad
Since I began this amazing journey with Seed Digging, I have encountered an intriguing thing that happens with each person I work with. Each of us truly has "a child within" that desperately wants to feel needed, accepted, loved, valued. To belong. To feel safe. When that little part of us feels that any of those needs are in jeopardy, it "self-protects." That self-protection acts very much like a child would act when his most basic needs are neglected. How would a child act
He Cheats, She Works Late
He cheats. She works late. He wants to feel "needed." She needs to feel "wanted." She wants her husband. He needs his wife. When he was younger, his mom was a busy mom. She loved him dearly but she had too much to do. He wanted her to spend time with him. But there were never enough hours in the day. Cook dinner. Do laundry. Work to pay the bills. The never ending cycle of "busyness" planted a "seed" in that little boy's mind that told him he wasn't "needed." If his own mothe