There is a concept I must have touched on previously, but did I spotlight it? Give it its due? I’m not even sure at this point. Regardless, it bears a revisit. All ways, always. Because I surely need my own reminder. It is about feeling all of the feelings, not just searching for the ones …
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 …
Self-Care: Feeling is Healing
This week's topic landed in my lap yesterday. Literally. I keep a running list of subjects and drafts. Sometimes I have my topic picked a week or more in advance. I thought I had decided on this one until I friend shared a fantastic piece of work on Facebook about self-care by Brianna Wiest. My …
Memories That Light You Up
The decorations are up! It didn't take as long as I remember to stand up a tree, wrap some garland, and place a few accessories around the fireplace. In fact, it took exactly two hours. Boom. Finished. That's it. No more. Just enough to brighten things up with lights and favorite memories. Not enough to …
Uncomfortably Numb
Far too many of us are unwilling to feel discomfort and we fail to realize that the "bad" feelings are necessary. This is a topic that I'm intimately familiar with, I'm afraid. I have drowned out emotions and looked for escape in so many ways, I should be considered a master. There is a concept …