Monthly Archives: November 2012

Theories about Depression: Tray of Cups and Ferris Wheel

From feeling great I fell into depression again.  At least this time I don’t feel like I’ve fallen back into old ways.  It’s clear that this is a new layer of old stuff.  It reminds me of my “Tray of … Continue reading

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Hostile Universe/ Friendly Universe

I haven’t posted anything for a while.  I was sick, and then happy and busy, and then depressed again.  It took me awhile to figure out what had triggered the depression, then it occurred to me that it was “fear … Continue reading

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More Thoughts on Loneliness

Another difficulty in finding friends is that I am extremely intelligent. (I left it out of the first post because of being afraid I was bragging.) I also happen to be well educated, but my two best friends are very … Continue reading

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Profoundly Lonely

I am feeling profoundly lonely.  I know I need to see at least one person who cares about me every day.  Due to a life-long struggle with depression, I didn’t have a chance to make a lot of friends.  My … Continue reading

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Dakota 38

Dakota 38.  I’ve seen it four times, and I’m still speechless.  It’s been very healing for me.  Jim Miller and the other older men showed me what “elders” look/feel like when they are men. I’ve known some women that I … Continue reading

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God the Father and God the Mother

From my friend Catherine’s website, Catholic Crone.  This was part of a discussion on the violence in the Psalms.  Catherine gives a link to the website of An Exchange Between Peter O’Leary and Alicia Ostriker      and quotes Alicia in her … Continue reading

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