The art: This was made with watercolor pencils, oil pastels, and tissue paper on September 15, 2022. Prize Ribbon: When I asked God about this one I immediately noticed the stamp in the center of the circle. I noticed also that the circle looks like a prize ribbon that awards people for good performance. IContinue reading “Stamp of Approval”
Category Archives: self-awareness
Never Give Up
This painting titled “Never Give Up” only took a day or two to finish. This is an example of what I call my “emotional landscape art.” Its art I make just for fun, or to de-stress, or express feelings with no particular objective in mind. These “emotional landscape” art pieces are made intuitively and spontaneously.Continue reading “Never Give Up”
Psalms 102 Ministries: PTSD Diagnosis and Recovery: A Personal and Spiritual Perspective, Part 2.
This is part 2 of a 5 part series. The page to the series can be found here: PTSD series. Part 3 will be on Sept 24, 2022. This teaching, part 2, is a continuation of my previous teaching on PTSD. In this video I talk about the beginning stages of recovery with personal examplesContinue reading “Psalms 102 Ministries: PTSD Diagnosis and Recovery: A Personal and Spiritual Perspective, Part 2.”
Psalms 102 Ministries: PTSD Diagnosis and Recovery from a Personal and Spiritual Perspective, Part 1
This is Part 1 of a 5 part series on PTSD. The page to the series can be found here: PTSD series. Part 2 will be on August 6, 2022. In this video, I talk about the diagnostic features of PTSD according to the DSM 5. I also share my personal testimony of trauma andContinue reading “Psalms 102 Ministries: PTSD Diagnosis and Recovery from a Personal and Spiritual Perspective, Part 1”
Psalms 102 Ministries: Coping with Depression
This workshop is about depression. In this workshop you will learn some statistics related to depression; the symptoms of depression and how it is how it is clinically diagnosed according to the DSM 5; some examples of depressed characters in the bible; encouraging scriptures to encourage you if you suffer from depression; thinking distortions whichContinue reading “Psalms 102 Ministries: Coping with Depression”
Psalms 102 Ministries: 1st Workshop, Intro and Preparing the Heart
On February 5, 2022 the first workshop of Psalms 102 Ministries began. It is being held at River Room Church, 4524 Wishart Road, Virginia Beach, VA every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month at 3pm. It is being led by myself and Wendi Nixon. Both of us are experienced mental health care providers. IContinue reading “Psalms 102 Ministries: 1st Workshop, Intro and Preparing the Heart”
Personal Updates
Missing in Action: Hi. Well, it’s been a while. Honestly, I have trouble managing all my accounts, but I did create this blog for a reason, and I do enjoy writing…so I need to get back into it. I’ve been slightly more active at my Creative Passages Facebook site, but I need to be moreContinue reading “Personal Updates”
If I were a landscape
If I were a landscape, there would be a lot to take in; it might seem to be confusing at first and even a bit bewildering. There would be odd juxtapositions in the landscape; things you wouldn’t expect to go together and even contradictions. There would be a complex cityscape intermingled with a vast expanseContinue reading “If I were a landscape”
Hidden in His Glory
PROPHETIC PAINTING: Hidden in his Glory, 04.20.18, mixed media. Word for somebody: You have been through tremendous trials. The Enemy has been after you, trying to cause fear, trying to tear you down, trying to get you distracted…because he’s afraid of you. He’s afraid because he knows what God has in store, what God’s goingContinue reading “Hidden in His Glory”
Creative Passages 