The State of My Head
I often wonder if we had talked about our family legacy of depression if I might have been more accepting of myself and my limits when I went through hard times in the past?
Category: Journal
My Favorite Personal Care Products from Amazon {That Also Seem to be Hugely Popular}
Summer time and the livin’ is easy. Or at least that is how the song…
Buy Less, Choose Well
My philosophy at this time in life is to buy less and choose well.
Finding Your Way in Midlife
I wrote a blog post last August in which I asked the question WHO AM I NOW? I commented on how weird it was to not have so much to do all day. Not so much running around, not so much work keeping up with housework.
Midlife Freedom – This Butterfly Has Emerged Dammit!
I woke up the other morning with this feeling of freedom and gratitude that was overwhelming. I imagined that I’d been a caterpillar in a cocoon for 51 years and was just now escaping and fluttering my beautiful butterfly wings. Coming into my own. It was glorious. Simply glorious!
Be Here Now
Back in 2014 and 2015 when I was dealing with treatment for breast cancer and the after effects I read “Be Here Now” by Ram Dass and it struck a chord with me. The last thing I wanted was to be where I was then. Tired, in pain and full of fear. I only wanted to fantasize about how my life was going to look when I kicked that cancer to the curb. I wanted to think about all of the things I was going to do.
Quitting in Midlife
Sometimes quitting is a good thing. Something you need to do. But it makes me wonder, how many times I’ve given up on myself when I could have kept going.