My Adventure: A Story of Perseverance & Truth

I am still on this journey. My negative critical parent ego yells, "Are you STILL on this journey?!" My rebellious child whines, "I don't wanna be on this journey." My adult encourages, "Life is a journey and its OK." Due to some extreme stressors in my life, all of my issues have been surfacing like crazy. I realized that it would be helpful to talk to someone. I'm back in therapy as a way to get out of my head, get my emotions and junk out of my head, and talk to someone without having to reciprocate. Friends should not be therapists, they should be friends. Spouses are not therapists, they are partners. I can only give to my friends and spouse when I am healthy and stable, so...I'm back in therapy. It has been very helpful to learn about transactional analysis that uses the parent, adult, and child ego states to frame our behavior. It is really helping me to interpret my behavior and how (and why) I experience people in the way that I do. Wh...

Isaiah 61:1: “The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners…”  You, who are popular music buffs, probably recognize the title of this devotion from a song originally recorded by The O’Jays in 1973. It was written by the prolific producing and songwriting duo, Gamble and Huff. The song has been covered and recreated in multiple times from Martha Reeves to Heavy D and continued to be recorded by others well into 2010. Every time I hear it, the hook reels me in, whether slow, fast or in a reggae style. The lyrics for all of these versions recount some unrequited love where the pursuer is attempting to convince his or her love interest to take what they have to the “next level”.  The lyrics are a little goofy, but I’m drawn to this title because I, we, have truly found Love and Love has found us...