by Meg | Jun 17, 2012 | Noah's Ark Now
“You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should’ve behaved better.” Anne Lamott One of the most damaging legacies of childhood trauma is loss of voice. It can take a...
by Meg | Apr 17, 2012 | Noah's Ark Now
“The childhood I remember is not the only version that exists.” from PE by Victor Lodato In the previous essay on Trauma, I noted that our route to a fulfilling life must include an assessment of what is getting in our way. I promised to talk about How to...
by Meg | Mar 18, 2012 | Noah's Ark Now, Slider
“Where a man has a certain fantasy, another man may lose his life, or, breach his spirit.” Carl Jung I begin with this quote from Carl Jung to demonstrate that Trauma is endemic in human society. The sense of the word “breach” as Jung uses it...
by Meg | Dec 5, 2011 | Noah's Ark Now
I’m ready to dive into the murkier stuff. I hope you’ll accompany me. This will be easier if we’re all together. (Make sure you’ve read Forgiveness I and II first.) Recently I decided to rewrite “The Story of Me.” This is the narrative we tell people as they’re...
by Meg | Nov 10, 2011 | Noah's Ark Now
Diligence – giving the degree of care required in a given situation. As I write this, students at Penn State University are reeling from the announcement that the Board of Trustees has fired Joe Paterno, legendary head football coach, and Graham Spanier, University...
by Meg | Oct 20, 2011 | Noah's Ark Now
This is a controversial quality, one of the more difficult topics I’ve attempted. Consider that the philosopher Frederick Nietzsche said “Hope is the worst of evils for it prolongs the torment of man.” Most of us understand where Nietzsche was coming from with this...
