Ginger's Blog
Surprised on a Sunday
It was a typical summer Sunday at church. Vacant. Everyone was either sunbathing, sweating or sleeping somewhere, anywhere but in the sanctuary of the Unitarian Church. I was glad to be sitting for a moment, reprieved from the interruptive calls of "Mommmm!" Just to...
A Day in Redskin Park
My son and I made our annual trek this Fall, all the way around the Beltway to FedEx Field – home of the Washington Redskins. We do it once a year, every season. We find all our burgundy and gold gear, pull out hundreds of dollars from the ATM for the over-priced,...
Read more“And you? When will you begin that long journey into your self?”
– Rumi
Finding Love Anyways
I have one of those persons in my life. You know the type. Controlling, dominant, critical, condescending, dismissive and disrespectful. Out-and-out emotionally abusive. It would be one thing if I could just say "good riddens" and give them my backside. But last I...
The Complexity of Hope
Like the rest of you, I too love hope. And if we think about it, life gives us so much of it ... and in so many forms too. We get to kiss a tired, worn day good-bye and rise to the dawn of an unchartered day ... seven days a week, 365 a year. We blow horns on New...
The Loss Pot
As we move from the frivolity of summer to the reflective, waning days of autumn, I want to introduce you to a concept of mine I call the "loss pot." Think of the loss pot as a user-friendly term for the unconscious. It is a grand storage tank, a warehouse or an...
Read more“Nothing so affects the life of a child as the parent’s unfulfilled life.”
– Carl Jung
Relational Disaster: The Five Losing Strategies
You want a guaranteed way to injure your relationships whether they be friends, family, a partner, children or in the workplace? Here are five sure-fire-never-fail ways to do just that:1. The Need to Be Right. As my mentor Terry Real states, "You can be right or you...
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