I’m sick of hearing people project onto others what their version of forgiveness is. “You haven’t forgiven me or else you’d have never brought it back up.” Or, “if you’d truly forgiven me, you’d condone my excuses, etc…

Forgiveness and PeaceJeff MowerySeptember 17, 2019Restoring Lives Projectunforgettable, Forgiveness, love, jesus, perfection, hope, peace, reconciliationComment

The Reality of Grief and Autism

My father-in-law (one of my dearest friends) is slipping in and out of consciousness and is confused, gasping for air, has swollen feet, and the like. All signs that Heaven is beckoning him home, soon. I wish I could say that I was there for him, but the reality of having a severely special needs child prevents this from being true. This post is for “Real” eyes only…

Special Needs, Grief and LossJeff MowerySeptember 3, 2019Restroing Lives Projectgrief, good grief, bad grief, how to grieve, real, raw grief, hopelessness, powerlessness, frustration, autism, caner, therapy, hope, anger, help, hurtComment

Healing From Mental Illness: What You Can't See, You Can't See

Years ago, in the middle of my agoraphobic, social phobic, depressed state, you could’ve never convinced me that healing from mental illness was possible, probable even. Like a tornado crushes a trailer park, mental illness ravaged my entire life. And I couldn’t see beyond the swirling debris the tornado of mental illness was tossing all around me…

Mental Health Insights, Emotional HealingJeff MoweryAugust 23, 20191802 Chapel Hills Dr. hope, peace, mental illness, help, anxiety, depression, agoraphobia, social phobia, hopelessness Comments

Peace is a Road, Not a Destination

Years ago, I believed peace was something we got and kept when we figured out its magic formula. The harder I tried to catch it, the quicker it moved away though…like trying to grab a fly. Then, after open-heart surgery, I discovered that I’d been on the road of peace for quite some time. I was just driving so intently that I didn't see the signage…

Forgiveness and Peace, Emotional HealingJeff MoweryAugust 8, 2019Restoring Lives Counseling Services, LLCpeace, hope, depression, anxious, hurt, pain, suffering, tortureComment

Success, Don't Bother

Call me strange and maybe a little cynical. Fine with me. But, if you wanna impress me, successes/accolades/trophies won’t do it! I’ve just never been moved by such values. Maybe the streets did this to me…really not sure. But one thing’s for sure. If you want to catch my eye, you’d better be helping someone. Heck, I don’t even care if you’ve achieved a degree of success in the nonprofit world. If it’s pushed you to stop helping, lose it…

Anxiety, Success and MotivationJeff MoweryAugust 2, 2019Restoring Lives Counseling Serviceslove, anxiety, depression, hope, peace, fulfillmentComment

Changes

You know, I’m not right about much…marriage has taught me this. And, to be honest, I see this as a strength. Understanding that being “right” about something is not the goal can be quite freeing actually. I used to be an agonistic, a Pentecostal, a Baptist, etc. And all the while, I believed wholeheartedly that my beliefs were ironclad…they were “right…

PerfectionJeff MoweryJuly 29, 2019Restoring Lives Counseling Servicesanxiety, perfectionism, peace, hope, depression, anxiety and depressionComment

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