Many of us, particularly those of us who are members of the “scar clan”, the walking wounded, have an unhealthy tendency to minimize our accomplishments. We look around us and see only those people who excel, who have accomplished what we have accomplished and more. As our access and, perhaps more…
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It took far longer than I would like it to have taken, for me to understand what real “support” looks like. I’m a rebellious sort, by nature or nurture it’s hard to say, and I have never liked people telling me what to do, think, or say. It’s one of the primary…
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Today I woke up more clear-headed than I have in centuries! The ebb and flow of anxiety and depression has become less severe. I feel fatigued at times if I try to do too much, or don’t keep my food intake up. While all is not perfect, I am feeling…
View More Food for Fun – Day #10
Three years ago, I was involved in a car accident that changed my life forever. Driving 65 mph on a heavily traveled highway, pelted by the torrential rain of a tropical storm that was moving up the northeast coast, a pickup truck pulling a trailer entered the highway from a…
View More A Word About Trauma – Day #8 & #9
Our modern culture has, in my opinion, a tendency to pull things apart into quantifiable pieces. Our society has become so complex and diverse that our drive to understand and manage it, has led to habits of thought that compartmentalize. We judge from a distance what we do not know or…
View More The Body, Mind, Spirit Connection – Day #7
I’m completely blown away by how much energy I have in such a short amount of time. At times I don’t think my body knows what to do with it, as I often feel keyed up (for lack of better expression) or HOT! I think I’m past the hot flash…
View More Hyped Up and Nowhere to Go – Days 5 & 6