Support systems are vital when undertaking change.
Dear Me: Get Out Of My Way
Dear Me, I don’t want to do what I don’t want to do. But I do. I know. It’s called responsibility. It’s called adulthood. Sometimes, it’s called survival. But if I only do what I don’t want to do, I’m tired and I’m cranky; my imagination stalls and my hopelessness fills out its contours all […]
Do You Need To Be Right?
Being “right” isn’t always the answer.
Not a Dry Eye in the House
Tears, dry eye, and cause for celebration.
Orientation
Orientation. Sounds simple. But when life events shake things up…
Regrets and Reality
Regrets, relationships, and reality TV… And then there’s “reality.”
Laugh Lines, Good Signs
Work those abs! The beauty of the belly laugh.
SAD
When your mood is a matter of light…
Self Censorship
“God, she’s trashy.” Stop. That’s a terrible thing to say. Shaking the head. Clucking the tongue. Pursing the lips. It’s all unconscious – this physical manifestation of disapproval. And something deeper. Anger. No, more than anger. Outrage. “Well it’s true. She bad mouths everyone. You’d think she’d realize how classless it is. And people pay […]
Friction
Oh, those little differences that grate…