I drove into the parking lot of an automobile dealership a while back when I was looking for where I could get my vehicles software upgraded. I suddenly felt very uncomfortable and like I needed to get away from their as fast as I could. I drove off quickly. As I was driving home IContinue reading “Helpless, Powerless, Angry”
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Learning and Growing
I have been learning about myself, growing in my understanding of not only myself but also about other people and dealing with differing viewpoints. I have so much that I want to write about and share that I get overwhelmed and end up not writing anything. I am working on some blogs about mental healthContinue reading “Learning and Growing”
I T00K A BREAK
I have not blogged for over a year because I needed to step back and evaluate what I was trying to do with the blog. I started it with the intention of sharing my story of working at a youth behavioral health residential facility in Missouri. I thought it was a story that needed toContinue reading “I T00K A BREAK”
2024 KCMO Area School Board Elections April 2, 2024
There is a lot going on with our school boards in the Kansas City Area. I encourage everyone who has not voted already to get as much information about school board candidates before heading to the polls. I am providing some links to information that I hope will help you to make an informed decision.Continue reading “2024 KCMO Area School Board Elections April 2, 2024”
HOUSING IS A NECESSITY
I worked in a Youth Residential Behavioral Health Treatment facility and saw first hand the impact on children who have not had the most basic need of shelter in their lives. A lot of people do not hear or know about these children because of privacy laws but the majority of the youth I talkedContinue reading “HOUSING IS A NECESSITY”
INDOCTRINATION ?
I was totally taken by surprise and had an adverse emotional reaction when I went to my first Kansas City City Council Meeting when it started with a prayer followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. I was also surprised that there was no attempt at making it an interfaith prayer, it was Christian evangelical prayerContinue reading “INDOCTRINATION ?”