Kenai Lake is peaceful and bluish-green due to fine particles from glacier grinding.

I’ve been traveling Alaska. A friend asked, “Think you’ll ever come home?” “We will. But changed. We sit in nature more, slow down so we don’t miss a view. We stand by lakes and listen, pull over to simply gaze at the majestic mountains rising before us. I don’t think we’ve ever been happier.”

My stay for tonight.

The mountains hugging the clouds

Best way to start the day.

When your spirit needs a break.

Blackburnian Warbler. Magee Marsh. May 14, 2026

This dog is like no other I’ve ever had. Mornings with Jasper.

I was sitting in the back room doing school work at my desk. Mom decided to teach us at home in 1970. Home schooling wasn’t yet a thing. As I sat there reading my textbook and struggling to understand the concepts of Earth Science, my little sister ran into the room.

Remember when they told everyone taxpayers wouldn’t pay a penny?

#blueskybirding Visited by the Black and White warbler!

I didn’t know this. Did you?

ZERO 👇 LIES DETECTED HERE.....

My buddy is still sleeping. Happy Thursday.

When we finally leave religion behind, we bring with us the habits we formed in religion. Some of these are toxic. Like judging others. Like thinking we are right. Like making quotes that support our stand. Believe me, I know how hard it is to change. But we need to. In order to truly be free.

My first sighting of the Yellow Warbler this season! #birding

#complextrauma #religioustrauma I started out as a normal child, religion was where we went to church, not overshadowing our lives with restrictions and demands. Somewhere along the way, my mom “found” religion, meaning, she joined an ultra conservative group.

The importance of doing self-care if you have trauma in your past. #complextrauma #deconstruction #healing

Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.

Kindness, caring and decency are not “Christian” values. They are core human attributes. People who are not Christian practice them. And so did people millions of years ago before Christianity was even heard of. #deconstruction

Trauma affects us in diverse ways. If you find yourself easily overwhelmed and can’t calm your emotions, you may have complex trauma. If social interactions produces anxiety so you want to escape, you may have complex trauma. #complex trauma

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He addressed the press and labeled the information as false. It is imperative to address this dishonesty appropriately, as such behavior is unacceptable.

Do you know about this story? www.graceycase1970.com

I am listening to the speech of the New Hungarian prime minister, Péter Magyar, is speaking and I am crying. I want a president like this! He says, I am the president not only of the ones who voted for me, but for those who voted against me. When can we, too, hear these words from our president????

“We always seem to have money for war. But not to feed the poor.”

We elected you to Congress to be a check on executive power, not a spectator. You swore an oath to defend the Constitution, not to protect a man who threatens democracy, threatens war, and threatens the future. Stop hiding behind voters. Stop punting responsibility. DO YOUR JOBS.👇

Watching Artemis coming through the earth’s atmosphere I haven’t seen this since I was a kid. 2 minutes away from splashdown. I’m so excited !

#deconstruction I said, “I don’t come here often enough to know what to do.” I couldn’t do that before. I couldn’t do that when I left the monastery after so many years. 29 to be exact. I would pretend that I knew because I should’ve known. But you don’t experience the world when you live in

I was home schooled when it wasn’t a thing. I didn’t want to be taught at home. I wanted to keep my friends and excel in music.

I love spring flowers. From my snowball bush.

I pick up worms struggling to cross the sidewalk.

These days are full of anxiety and fear of “what next?” Find your grounding tool. Mine is playing the piano of being outside in the dirt. What’s yours?

Christianity is the biggest, most profitable scam in America.

#complextrauma Don’t believe that unless your life was threatened you were not traumatized. The little insults, put downs, dismissals, disrespect, are all gaslighting techniques that destroy us from the inside. Over time, they do far more harm to our central nervous system than a one time event.

#blueskybirds I had a visitor

Help yourself. Develop hobbies that feed your spirit. #mentalhealth

I get endorphins when my dog lays on my lap!

#blueskybirding Brown Thrasher serenading us this morning.

The morning is new and the birds are singing. This has been a comfort to me since I was a child. Even in my darkest days, nature held my hand and sang to my heart. Have a good Wednesday.

Do you have these symptoms? #trauma #complextrauma #religioustrauma

One of the hardest things we experience when we leave religion is loneliness. It was “family”. The good news is, we can rebuild an even better family. It takes time. #religiousdeconstruction

#gaslighting #mentalhealth Gaslighting is when someone is addicted to online gaming, you mention it is affecting the relationship, and they blame you for nagging.

Have a good Sunday evening.

Osprey. March 29, 2026 #Blueskybirding

#deconstruction. #religioustrauma #complextrauma #therapist I am a religious trauma therapist because I endured religious trauma. I lived in a monastery for 29 years and practiced “death to self” which killed my spirit. Now I am speaking up about abuse in religion. And how we heal.

I posted this today on a site sharing “No Kings rally” pictures and someone told me I was stupid because I married my sister. I had to laugh. We are best friends and always go to rallies together as our husbands stay home. But even if we were married, so what? They love to hate.

The best No Kings signs at the rally in Aberdeen MD

No Kings Rally with Senator Chris Van Hollen. Aberdeen, MD #NoKings