Writing

Feel Good
Mental health

Writing it Out

The truth has been bubbling up to the surface lately – I’m not well.  I’m not fully unwell, but I am on the brink of sliding from surviving to spiraling.  It’s taking all my effort to maintain the day to day expectations and every disruption to this effort inches me closer to the edge.  I’ve […]

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Life Lately
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And so, it is

Lent is coming up again and I’ve only written two posts since last year. I’ve been quiet in a lot of places, in a lot of ways. I’ve been resting. I’ve been waiting. I’ve been numb. I’ve been bored. I’ve been thinking… I’ve had a blog for so long – a decade. So much has […]

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Gratitude, Positive Thinking, Reframing
Growth
Health and Wellness
Life Lately
Mental health
Perspective
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Two women

I had a to write an email the other day. Not a work email, but an important one.  I drafted it for two days. I spent those two days distracted and in a fog – consumed with the crafting of just the right words, just the right way. When I finish a piece I am […]

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Faith and Religion
Life Lately
Mental health
Perspective

Lent

Lent starts next week. I’m not ready. I know it’s not a thing I have to have a bunch of stuff ready for, but it’s a season I’m not ready for. I haven’t been ready for anything since after Halloween and yet everything keeps happening. Some years Christmas is harder than others. Even as a […]

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