Category Archive: Desperation

fight or flight… and nowhere in between

“Oh Baltimore… Man, it’s hard just to live” – Nina Simone Every year that I lived in Baltimore, someone I knew got killed – yes, all seven years. Wrapped in my idealism, I concluded… Continue reading

Spiritual Pickpockets?

In seems to me that in times of desperation, we are extremely impressionable, we accept hope in its most perverse forms and our faith in God is strengthened. We’re convinced our misfortune is… Continue reading

I can’t lie… He is indeed THAT fly!

Tuesday, April 17, 2007 When we are going through rough times, it’s always difficult to remember not to become so self-centered in our problem(s) that we make things worse by wallowing in self-pity…… Continue reading