Writing is Therapy
Notes about religion and life’s philosophies.
This is Part 5 of my notes about my recent open heart surgery. To read what has come before use these links: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 I have an inherited disease that causes neuromuscular atrophy. The disease is called Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (“CMT”), named after the three physicians who first described it: Drs. … Read more
This is Part 3 of my notes about my recent open heart surgery. To read what has come before use these links: Part 1 Part 2 So I’ve been writing these notes to remember and understand what I experienced when I had quadruple bypass open heart surgery. I last left off the night before surgery … Read more
This is Part 2 of my notes about my recent open heart surgery. To start at the beginning try this link: Part 1 It has been 3 weeks since I had my open heart surgery. I am writing these notes to help me process what I’ve gone through, and to remember this chapter of my … Read more
I haven’t written an entry in this blog for a long time. But,as the title I chose says, “Writing isTherapy”. If ever I needed therapy the time is now. September has just started as I write this. I need to go back a year and start at the beginning: I will warn you up front: … Read more
2020 is one of the most unusual years of my life. It’s like so much has been put on hold, or just set aside and lost. COVID 19. Social Distancing and virus avoidance has changed the way we function. After working from home the first 3 months of the pandemic, I returned to the office … Read more
Winter has finally arrived. At least it snowed a bit. It set the mood for what is happening in our country. I’m not one to waste time on politics or get into long winded diatribes about what political party is right, and which one is wrong. And my writings here rarely waste words on which … Read more
A good friend of mine recently looked at my blog entries and concluded that my life is fodder for the making of some future country western song… you know, the kind where the washer broke, the car got wrecked, the girlfriend left, and the dog died. My friend is a wise man, and I’ve always … Read more
There have been times during my journey when life’s circumstances indicate things just aren’t working. The boss says business is down so wages must decrease. My kids struggle with health issues. Coincidentally I walk into a dark night of the soul in theological terms. Them my cardiologist tells me what I’m doing isn’t working so … Read more
Back in the Mid-70’s when I was still watching TV there was a series on called the Six Million Dollar Man. It started each week with the scene of an astronaut who was barely alive. Then came the famous quote: “We can rebuild him. We have the technology. We can make him better than he … Read more
We all grew up afraid of the monster under the bed, that mythical creature that came to life when mom or dad turned out the light and it was time to sleep. Logically there was no sense to it, and the monster was never to be seen in the real world. But in our minds … Read more