Louise Carnachan
Conversational Misfires
Dining on the deck on a warm evening, my guest said, “I think a lot of us have lost our social skills during the pandemic.” I concur....
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Louise Carnachan
Jul 6, 20212 min read
Do I Really Need This?
Recently I was gifted two beautiful photographic art pieces. Looking for wall space, I noticed an inherited painting stuck in a corner...
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Louise Carnachan
Jun 22, 20212 min read
Reading the Signs
About a month ago, I took a road trip for five days. It's been so long, I wasn't sure if my car would balk at extended driving. I spent...
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Louise Carnachan
Jun 10, 20212 min read
Lightening Up!
“What a long, strange trip it’s been.” The Grateful Dead In the Pacific Northwest, we’re moving toward the glory days when daylight...
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Louise Carnachan
May 18, 20214 min read
Getting Out
Much has been written about people departing “toxic religions.” These organizations have similarities to political or religious cults run...
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Louise Carnachan
May 4, 20214 min read
How Do Reasonable, Rational People Get Sucked In?
Steven Hassan, author of The Cult of Trump, writes about his own recruitment into the Unification Church (aka the Moonies). Two young...
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Louise Carnachan
Mar 30, 20213 min read
Cult Status
Merriam-Webster Dictionary lists the definitions of “cult” in this order: 1. a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious 2. great...
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Vincentia Schroeter
Mar 15, 20214 min read
How to Handle Unfair Criticism
Guest blogger, Vincentia Schroeter, PhD, is a somatic psychotherapist and the author of Tilt: Seeking Balance in Troubled Times (release...
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Louise Carnachan
Mar 1, 20213 min read
Freeze Frame
While all eyes were on the Texas storms and ensuing disaster, the Portland, Oregon area also had historic weather. From the evening of...
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Louise Carnachan
Feb 11, 20212 min read
Believing Lies
Alan Alda has an avid interest in science and communication which he explores in the podcast, Clear and Vivid. Guests answer the same set...
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Louise Carnachan
Jan 28, 20213 min read
Where's Pinocchio When We Need Him?
In 1881, Carlo Collodi wrote a story about Pinocchio, a wooden marionette who dreams of being a human boy. It’s a morality tale...
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Louise Carnachan
Jan 12, 20214 min read
An Oath to our Country
Every American should be reeling from the events of Wednesday, January 6, 2021. The institutions that support our democracy, those we’ve...
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Louise Carnachan
Dec 29, 20202 min read
Surprise!
Who doesn’t like a surprise if it’s fun, beneficial, fascinating, or comes with cash attached? Like most of you, I’m not so fond of...
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Louise Carnachan
Dec 22, 20202 min read
Unwarranted Hope
Two months ago, I had a surprise email from Linda, the daughter of my father’s widow. A letter addressed to Dad from an investment firm...
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Louise Carnachan
Dec 8, 20203 min read
What Comes Around
“Your mother’s still alive? Wow! How old is she?” This is not a flattering question. I realize I’m creeping up on “elderly,” but my...
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Louise Carnachan
Nov 24, 20203 min read
Considering Blessings
I was on Zoom with Barcelona, Spain, friends Anne and Alex. I’ve mentioned Anne before; she consulted with NASA on how to keep astronauts...
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Louise Carnachan
Nov 17, 20202 min read
Serendipity
It all started when I got an alert from my cellular carrier that I would be out of data before the end of the billing period. With...
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Louise Carnachan
Nov 5, 20202 min read
Take Me to the River
When I lived in Seattle, friends and I would travel to the Oregon coast for a few nights each year. On one memorable trip, we rented a...
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Louise Carnachan
Oct 27, 20202 min read
Do I Stay or Do I Go?
The Millinocket, Maine wedding story has been widely publicized. A friend told me the tale weeks before the national coverage because he...
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Louise Carnachan
Oct 22, 20202 min read
Anger's Trap
“Anger isn’t the problem. The problem is getting hooked on anger—addicted to an emotion that gives you a fleeting high but leaves you...
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