the good, the bad, and the ugly dust bunnies...

hello everyone...

Hope your weekend was good.

I've had better - but that's life,

isn't it?

The good, the bad, and the ugly. ;-)

i wanna share this with all of you,

to remind us ALL that we need to look deeper sometimes

than just what we see on the surface.

Recently, a local man who is married with children

and respected by the community

did something a little funky.

He stopped paying his bills, including his mortgage.

While he was doing this,

he was posting on facebook

about how to be successful

and how to market yourself as a leader.

He usually dressed in a suit.

He was creating his self image

as an intelligent leader,

when he was anything but.

Long story short, they almost lost the house

and he and his wife are separating.

While i don't know the whole story,

i know enough to know 

that he was living two lives

for whatever reason.

He obviously wanted something different

than what he was living,

or he was projecting something different

than who he really was.

It got me thinking about how many more out there

are projecting something

or someone, they are not?

Healers who claim to have the "gift" to heal others
when their own lives
are in shambles -
when their own hearts
need tending
before they can help anyone else.

A woman who projects the image of being a good mother

drowns her own children in a bathtub

and the neighbours almost always say

"she seemed very nice…always smiling & playing with the kids."

There is a catholic priest in a nearby community

who has several allegations against him of sexual abuse.

When the story came out in the local paper,

several more men came forward to admit that 

they had also been abused by this priest when they were young.

This same priest walks into a local business a few weeks ago

head held high,

proud as a peacock.

Invincible.

No guilt.

No shame.

His victims carry more shame than he does.

They shouldn't - but they do.

It got me thinking about how many people are out there,

projecting an image that is very different

from who they really are.

I am always very skeptical whenever i see someone

that looks (or sounds) too sparkly.

Too perfect.

Perfection = distrust (for me).

I want the messed up hair once in a while.

i want the untied shoe,

the bad day,

the dirty car,

the dirty dishes,

and the dust bunnies on the floor.

Lately, i've been seeing a lot of perfection on-line.

e-courses, workshops, seminars, e-books…

put on by people who seem to have perfect lives,

and who look like they could be

on the cover of GLAMOUR magazine.

But is this what success really is?

Does this mean they've made it, and we haven't?

Does LOOKING good actually mean BEING good?

Let's not forget that sometimes,

a pretty package is just that -

a pretty package.

And sometimes,

what people project to society

is far from who they really are

on the inside.

wishing you all a great week

filled with imperfection

and sincerity.

xox

if i hear about another pedophile priest, i'm gonna scream...

I may lose a few followers here with this post,

but it doesn't matter to me.

This needs to be shared.

I watched something last night

that had my blood boiling -

and my blood doesn’t boil very easily.

I watched a documentary called

Mea Maxima Culpa

(Silence in the house of God).

It is a must see after far too many silent years

about pedophiles in the priesthood

and the Vatican’s refusal

to protect the young victims.

I am outraged at the fact

that these young deaf boys tried to tell so many people

for so many years (including the police)

and they were ignored

because one just doesn't accuse a priest of such things.

The boys were left to fend for themselves,

many of these deaf children unable to communicate

with their own parents.

Most of the nuns who were meant to protect them

looked the other way.

Many of the priests accused of molestation

were transferred to a different parish,

sometimes to a different country.

I think we can all guess what happened there...

It pains and angers me to think of the suffering

of those poor little deaf boys

and how their lives

were forever changed

because of men (priests)

who abused their authority.

Many catholics won’t watch this film,

because they have been taught not to question,

and many who will watch

will do so in disbelief.

Silence and denial

are far easier to bear for many

than the truth.

Well folks – not for me.

I believe it’s time for change.

We are not doing the world any favors

by pretending these crimes didn’t happen

in the church

and aren’t still happening.

We do ourselves and our children a disservice

when we let these priests

off the hook.

Anyone else would be charged.

They are men, first and foremost

and the frock should serve as more

than protection from the law.

Saints and sinners.

Sinners and saints…

the line keeps getting a little muddier

it seems…

Here's the movie trailer: