Journey to Joy (Day 8): Holiday Message
May mercy, peace, and love be yours in abundance. – Jude v. 2 Isn’t that a beautiful message? Did you know there was a book of Jude in the Bible? […]
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Journey to Joy (Day 7): Sir Francis Drake’s Voyage Launched in 1577
On this day in history in 1577, Sir Francis Drake relaunched his infamous voyage around the world. I thought it would be a good day for me to relaunch my […]
Journey to Joy (Day 6): Sexual Harassment Broke My Wild Filly Spirit
Why do men do it? Power and control. Entitlement too. Misogyny. Incest. Rape. Sexual molestation. Child abuse. Violence against women. Domestic violence. Sexual harassment. The criminal acts of male people with an […]
Journey to Joy (Day 5): Breaking Down My Own Walls of Silence
Isn’t this dancing girl precious? When we see photos like this, we assume that all little girls are loved and cherished. We assume her parents perceive her to be a […]
Journey to Joy (Day 4): Incest Pot Hole
In Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All by Myself, April is a lounge-singer who drinks too much. After her 16-year-old niece Jennifer is almost raped by April’s abusive, married […]
Journey to Joy (Day 3): What Do You Really, Really, Really Want?
The first and most important step toward empowerment and joy is to clearly articulate where we want to go. We need a destination, or we’ll end up adrift with our […]
Journey to Joy (Day 2): Smile with Your Liver
Smile with your liver? Crazy. Yet, this was Elizabeth Gilbert’s first lesson in Balinese meditation. She shared her guru’s advice to “sit in silence and smile” in Eat, Pray, Love: One […]
Journey to Joy: Mastering the Art of Controlling My Destiny
Julia Powell went on a one-year quest to master the art of French Cooking. She shared her adventures on her blog. It became a book and a movie, Julie & […]
Artist’s Date: Edmonds, WA
Edmonds, WA brags that it is the “nicest town on the Sound.” It is north of Seattle on Puget Sound and home to Rick Steves’ Europe Through the Back Door and […]
Bridges, Chapter One
Sunshine knew it would be no good if she rescued Billy. He had to make it across that bridge on his own. By now, she was almost across the bridge. She wasn’t about to risk the perils of turning back. She desperately wanted him to have the courage to cross that bridge. She needed for him to make it to the other side.
Anne Caroline Drake 