Finding the calm in the chaos
I am reading Rebuilding When Your Relationship Ends by Bruce Fisher, EDD, and Robert Alberti, Ph.D., as part of my divorce group therapy. The chapter we just finished was about grief. It talks about how when we lose someone we love via death, there is a ritual to help release the pain, but with divorce, people… Continue reading Grief: Finding gratitude in loss
My life has been turned upside down, and I have been doing my best to turn it right side up again. Since then, I have been sitting on my thoughts because they are burdensome emotions. Last year, Ellen's deejay, Stephen "tWitch" Boss, committed suicide. For the first time, I could genuinely say I understand why… Continue reading Be Kind, Always.
I just finished reading The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms. I don't know if I have ever connected to a story as much as I have to this one. In the story, Amy's husband left her and their two kids for three years and returned to make amends, whereas my husband mostly… Continue reading Is Your Life Overdue?
I read a quote by Matt Kahn that said: Despite how open, peaceful, and loving you attempt to be, people can only meet you, as deeply as they've met themselves... This has made me think about all the interactions I have had where I tried to be my best self with someone only to be… Continue reading Meet with Love
The weight of the world is held in silence. The path to knowledge begins in silence. Many times, our power is in our ability to be silent. This year has been a transformative year for me, and it's only August. For much of my life, I have been a silent observer. Somehow in recent years,… Continue reading Silence.
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word 'abundance'? The first thing I used to think about was money. In my eyes, if you were seeking abundance, you were trying to gain more money. But money isn't central to life. There are so many other avenues of living an… Continue reading Live Abundantly
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