I’ve told bits and pieces of my story, snapshots of moments in time and emotions. To be honest, I don’t think my story is particularly riveting if I tell it from start to finish. I think anyone reading it would find parts of themself in it, parts that resonate with…
As I sit here with a new planner, I can’t help but think of how many times I have found myself in this position. Thinking that this time was going to be the time that I actually make a change, that this time my habits are going to stick and…
Why is it so difficult to break bad habits? Why have I stayed addicted to smoking cigarettes for 10 years now knowing they have wreaked havoc on my health and wellbeing? It’s a question I have found myself repeatedly asking for a while now. I have been struggling to break…
Maybe I’m the problem. In fact I know I am. I have stood in my own way for years now, telling myself I’m trying to get better, be better, live the life I want. The truth is, I have stayed comfortably in my comfort zone. I haven’t really pushed myself…
You’d think that each time you go to a funeral, that it would be a little easier than the last time you went. You know what to expect, you know the faces you’ll see and the words that will be said. You’ve seen the poster boards or slide shows full…
This is part two of my ongoing antidepressant series. I again want to get my story out there, to make even one person feel less alone. While medications can help people, there are many who benefit from them. However, I seemingly had the opposite experience. I know I’m not the…
Over the last few years I have had to train myself to look at life in a positive way. At first I didn’t even realize I was doing anything other than living and reacting in the moment, but when things started to get exceedingly difficult, I found that looking for…
Gratitude has become a buzzword in the last few years, the effects of practicing gratitude made to seem like the newest fad diet. That’s not to say I don’t appreciate the things that I have, that I am not blessed for life that I am able to live, but I…
I have found myself having the conversation about if I am limiting myself purposefully, or truly cannot do certain things. The conclusion that I have come to is that I am letting my excuses become my limitations. When it feels like I can’t push myself any further, I then just…
I have felt trapped within myself for months, years, of my life. I feel the emotions just sitting behind a wall in my mind. I don’t allow them to trickle out organically, I don’t let my body release them naturally, I let them build and build until I am bursting…