Tag: personal

  • Bloom 7 – Pay Attention!

    Bloom 7 – Pay Attention!

    Since everything at Pyrite University (“Go, Fool’s Gold!”) fell down, I have been amazed at the kindness of people. When the twin monsters of Doubt and Anxiety had me bleakly expecting the worst, I was quickly consoled that things would, in fact, be All Right. And, lo, it came to pass. People I knew well…

  • Unemployed Diva

    Unemployed Diva

    So, it all fell down. Come and listen to lessons from the litter. Until Monday, I was a tenured professor who taught a variety of law classes to undergraduates and MBA students at a small, nondenominational Christian liberal arts university in South Carolina. Let’s call it Pyrite University, since it turned out to be fool’s…

  • When It All Falls Down

    When It All Falls Down

    Sometimes, it just all falls down. These are the dark corners of our lives, Divas, and they come to all of us. It sometimes feels as if we’re getting far too much of our share of tribulation (and perhaps we are), but even in those times, we can prevent ourselves from drowning in sorrow. I…