Tag: Self-Awareness
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Squirrels
What details of your life could you pay more attention to? I’m very good at being busy. If there was a detail I need to focus on, it would be difficult to identify. I have been an ADHD kid all my life, long before the diagnosis was a thing. There was no medication for it…
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Look for Good
What’s the trait you value most about yourself? I tend to look for the good in everyone. That is what I value most and also what has caused me the most heartbreak. Still I look for good. Love & Light, Lori
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I am Done
I am done with hateful people. I am done with social media chaos. I am done with an app for everything. I am done being a slave to money. I am done with complicated things. I am done worrying about what you think of me. I am done doubting myself. I am done changing myself…
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I am a Christian
““And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God; but whoever denies me before others will be denied before the angels of God.”Luke 12:8-9 NRSVhttps://bible.com/bible/2016/luk.12.8-9.NRSV Anyone who knows me knows I am a Christian. Don’t mistake me for perfect, sinless, or better…
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Who Cares?
Recently I have been reading and following a few people on personal transformative journeys. My first thought was who cares what other people are doing when it is intensely personal and often difficult? It seemed to me at the time to be attention seeking and unhealthy. It was also like a train wreck. I could…
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What Would Happen….
I have seen several posts on social media that say things like “What would happen if you dissappeared and worked on yourself for a year?” I posted a version of that to see what response I would get. I was disappointted. Few people responded. A year is a long time. Humans have a natural aversion…
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Old Hurts
Just when you aren’t looking an old hurt, a forgiven hurt, pops up. You have forgiven the person and the thing they did to hurt you. You even forgot about it. Then there it is. Trying to get in your heart and scratch the scar. Tell it No. Hand it to Gods. Do not give…
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This is Who I am…
Hi. My name is Lori O’Gara. Who am I? A nobody, really. I am not famous. I am a writer of contemporary fiction, fantasy, and real-life commentary. I am an advocate of human decency who believes that magic is real and love is a gift from God. I am a storyteller, a dreamer, a Christian,…
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Forgiveness over Dinner
If you could host a dinner and anyone you invite was sure to come, who would you invite? I would invite those people I want to forgive. Those who have done something wrong or hurtful to me. Second I would invite those people who I want to forgive me for any wrong I have done.…
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Digital Dependency
What are you most worried about for the future? What happens if it all stops working? There are damning ramifications for depending on digital assets rather than real world skills. What happens to the human who can’t grocery shop or cook because they are dependent on prepackaged food delivery? What happens to the person who…
Brendan & Lori O'Gara 