Karen Casey

We can't become what we can't clearly see in our mind's eye.

God can read our hearts even when we don't voice our thoughts.

, I think partly because it seems strange for us to think of abuse and neglect offering any kind of potential value in our lives. But those of us who have grown up in dysfunctional families know that this upbringing has served us with special gifts, and that

My point is that any discussion between any two or more people can become chaotic in the blink of an eye

And quite often, that something is part of a recollection from the person's past.

Walk away. Turn to thoughts of God. Pray quietly for the benefit of someone else, anyone else. Turn off the television or the radio. If it's a family member in the home who is fully engaged in chaos and who hopes to hook you, too, remove your body or at least your mind from the noise

Detach. Walk away. Turn to thoughts of God. Pray quietly for the benefit of someone else, anyone else. Turn off the television or the radio. If it's a family member in the home who is fully engaged in chaos and who hopes to hook you, too, remove your body or at least your mind from the noise

Detach. Walk away. Turn to thoughts of God. Pray quietly for the benefit of someone else, anyone else. Turn off the television or the radio. If it's a family member in the home who is fully engaged in chaos and who hopes to hook you, too, remove your body or at least your mind from the nois

can see peace instead of this. Repeating this as often as necessary, much like we repeat the Serenity Prayer when in need of it, can change how we feel or how the situation looks, and it can even diffuse the tension felt by all the parties to the chaos.

A new habit can only be formed one