Re-emerging from Darkness
Our country has been locked down for about 45 days now and there is growing conversation about how to reemerge into society. As I discussed in an earlier post Fear of the Unknown, I want to encourage people to continue returning to the facts about our country’s...
Lock-down Lessons Learned
Since January 20, 2020 the United States has become highly aware of the COVID-19 virus. During the following 10 weeks, our country has gone from having the best economy ever to an unemployment rate of 3 million +. We have also become a nation who is collectively...
Fear of the Unknown
Unless you have been living in a cave these past 10 weeks, you have witnessed the escalation of a country’s corporate fear. As a society, reactions are being made out of fear and not facts. While I realize this has become a worldwide issue, I can only speak to what I...
STOP triggering me!
To start on the road to healthy responses, take time to reflect on the real process occurring the next time you find yourself saying or thinking “how dare you trigger me!” Remember, it is impossible for anyone to trigger you.
What about me?
This past Sunday, the nation celebrated mothers. For many families this meant adult children gathered to remember the love and support their mother gave them as they were growing up. Mothers had the chance to reflect on how being a mother has enriched their lives. However, not all people spent the day engaging in positive family interactions.
STOP letting anxiety run your life!
Anxiety, what a terrible word. Even just hearing it can make people anxious about the fact they experience anxiety. When you are driving down the road and need to slam on the brakes, anxiety proves to be a life-saver, but usually anxiety just distracts you from fully living your life. The interesting thing is the process of reading this article and thinking about ways to stop anxiety is probably causing some readers anxiety. Wonderfully, life does not need to revolve around escaping anxiety.
Is it Spring Yet?
While walking down the puddle strewn sidewalk under gunmetal grey skies today, I wondered if spring would ever start. I find myself at this place each February as I anxiously await the arrival of bright-colored primroses at the corner store. Soon, the tulips will force their way up from their slumber and decorate my garden.
Intimacy
What an amazing word, it brings to mind a world where each partner equally gives of themselves in order to support and sustain the other. Those moments of conversations are done so that you can be soothed and understood.
Finding the Keys
One of the times that parents want to craft new keys of understanding is when they are experiencing a family crisis. Life has not turned out as they had planned. “This is not the life I wanted.” Their jobs are stressful, the kids are struggling, and the parents are not functioning as a cohesive unit.