Sometimes Love is Not Enough
The day following Thanksgiving is National Day of Listening, created by StoryCorps. My thoughts went to how I have not Heard as well as I wanted to the pain my tween has been experiencing. I’d like to share with you my thoughts on what a lack of Awareness and Listening can lead to. To borrow […]
Expectations Are Not Facts
In the past, inappropriate expectations convinced me I was NOT enough and life was colorless. Understanding the difference between “associations” and “triggers” has provided me with this healing Understanding: Expectations are NOT facts. To the best of my understanding, if I am NOT Aware when a reminder of a past upsetting event is presented (even […]
Unbound Awareness
. Do you ever *wish* you could say what you are feeling or thinking but with words that genuinely describe how YOU think, feel, and believe? Self-expression, Sharing, and Public Speaking can tap into my old friend, Anxiety IF I allow it. Why? My child-self holds the belief she is not worthy of being heard […]
It’s Not About Me
The passing of my husband left me abruptly awake to the future risks and challenges I would face in financial, social, emotional, psychological, and physical areas of life while raising my grandson alone. That wasn’t my only wake-up call. What I didn’t expect was the very recent Awareness that my life after trauma path, Becoming […]
The Guilt of Anxiety
Winter was always valid as an excuse for me to admire the world from a distance without guilting myself into anxiety and worry that I am not Being or Doing enough. But why only in the cold months? Most people would agree a cozy warm blanket and hot drink are preferred over the cold and […]