I wrote these journals as a way to make some sense of the world I live in.  My goal in writing these was to set myself free from my old thought patterns and create a new foundation to build my life on.  It took about two years to prepare myself to write them and another year to get them on paper.  There were some sacrifices along the way, but the clarity and peace this experience brought me was worth it.  While my perception has evolved greatly since I wrote them, they represent the beginning of an evolution into who I am today. I am in the process of rewriting two of my journals and will post them when they are completed.

  "An introduction to the illusion" (June, 2004)

  "Understanding fear" (August, 2004) 

The Civilization Affect: from natural to neurotic, a different look at the evolution of our species.

 I will be writing a group of essays under this title. Part one was a run through and it came out pretty good... and short for once. I will be researching more on sex and religion for my next two.

Part one: “The Emotionally Neurotic Ape Is Trying To Communicate”

Part Two: "Overcoming addiction in an insane society"    

A look at how our habitat has affected our emotional stability

Here are some other topics I chose to write about:   

 "How did we define love?" (May, 2006):

A brief look at how each one of us created our understanding of love.

From Graduate School:

  "Testing Stages Of Development" (November, 2006)

I interviewed 4 people of different ages and gender to determine their level of cognitively according to the theories of Piaget and his predecessors.   

  "Counseling Theory" (Summer, 2006)

In reviewing my counseling theory class I wrote this brief description of what I learned and how I would integrate it into my practice.  It give a good brief rundown of ten different theories.

"Having Sex With My Client" (Fall, 2006)

I was asked to write a paper for my ethics class and put myself in an ethical situation. I actually liked the way this paper turned out... the title pretty much says it all.