Photo by Jackson David on Pexels.com I want to dive into depression today. In fact, I’d like to try a different approach with it because it’s a topic that we all tend to dance around. I have had a close and toxic relationship with depression over my lifetime and I now have a new perspective. …
What Do You Think They’ll Think? People Pleasing 101
I've noticed my son saying, "No, I'll look stupid," in response to so many simple requests lately. It has been a bit of an awakening to realize that he cares so much about how other people see him. There are times I'm fascinated in my observation of the lengths we humans will go to in …
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The Power of Belief and Binary Mindset
I want to explore the power of belief because it really does drive so much of our daily behaviors. In so many areas, really. Also, through a lot of the conversations I’ve been having lately, I’ve noticed this binary mindset. I consulted the all-knowing Google to fetch a definition so we can hold that in …
Find Love in Your Shadows
Sometimes we find it so much easier to give love and compassion to others that we can’t even see the darkness inside of ourselves. As long as we are projecting outward, we don’t have to take a look inside. I’ve also learned that there is a strange comfort in the shadows…because we know them well. …
Pandemic Anxiety
As our nation begins to slowly reopen state by state, I’m noticing a new flavor of heightened anxiety within our society. I find it fascinating. There appear to be two distinct camps with varying shades in between. There’s the Return to Normal camp that holds the belief that we should be able to go anywhere …
The Guilt That Drags You Down
For the month of May, it has been my goal to tackle the topics of some of the most difficult emotions that we face. I thought it would be easier than it has been. Quite honestly, I've had to dig for the "best of the worst", so to speak. It's true that I could just …
Why This Feels Like Survival Mode
During this pandemic, there is no shortage of opinion or meme to convey what we should be doing with our time away from our daily grinds – for those of us who have the momentary pause, that is. Certainly, there are different impacts across the board. I saw a writing earlier by an unknown author …
Let’s Get Lit!
What do you want to put out in the world that you haven’t? What is it and why haven’t you finished or even started? This isn’t one of those feel good suggestions for self-improvement and personal growth during our period of unprecedented social isolation. Unless you want it to be. This is for all times. …
Expectation vs. Reality
I'm just not into Easter. There, I said it. At least not the traditional Easter aligned with Christianity. I learned a long time ago to be honest with myself and really explore what resonates with me. I tried Christianity, even dabbling in Catholicism for a couple of years. I devoted myself, at some point finding …
In the Depths of Decision Drama
I have been fascinated with how many of us in the U.S. are behaving as children during our current pandemic crisis. I really can't bring myself to see it any other way. I know if I worked on it, I would be able to move on from the comparison of parent/child relationship. However, the truth …
