There are a lot of feelings going on right now. Not just personally, (though there are), but also in our whole society and country. Good feelings, bad feelings, anger, hope, sadness, dismay, distrust, relief, agony, and probably some indifference somewhere in there too because, well, balance. I have a lot of thoughts jostling around in…
I think I have written a few blog posts about trying on clothes or things related to trying on clothes. Obviously this has been a problem for me. I worry about potentially ruining the clothes—stretching them out, getting deodorant stains on the them, smearing my makeup on the shirts and staining them, maybe busting a zipper…
Finally this day has come. You all know what I mean (regardless of political preference). At times like this, it’s good to ponder on the evolution of one’s political views. Why do you believe the things you do? Why do you think the things you think or support the candidates or positions you support? Are…
I’ve made the comment a few times that, in my calling, I mostly get to work with the people at Church (or not at church, as it were) who are not the standard or stereotypical Mormon ladies— active in callings, married, things are going fine, little kids, whatever. The people who are getting by and…
Back during my Seattle OCD days, one of my friends introduced me to the idea of scrupulosity. Basically, it is religious OCD, though I didn’t really connect it with obsessive compulsive disorder at the time. It hearkens back to the idea of OCD taking over what matters to you and making your obsessions relate to…