I haven’t been myself lately. I’ve slid off track. Started skipping the morning routine that always grounds me. Gobbling up the baked goods that I’ve been making far too often. Working up excuses not to work out. Opting to nap rather than write. These are red flags. Thoughts and behaviors that tell me I’ve veered Read More
Month: May 2020
The Gift of Peace
It is Memorial Day weekend in the United States. Instead of marking the day for what it was meant for, honoring men and women who died while serving in the military, the vast majority of Americans see it as the official start of the summer season. A time to take out their boats and other Read More
The Gift of Consistency
One of the things that hurts my heart about my drinking days is how it tended to bring out the worst in me. And how, as a result, my children were exposed to the worst me on a regular basis. The worst me wasn’t violent, but did tend to get emotional, snippy, angry, resentful, sad Read More
Holding Patterns
Holding Pattern: 1) The flight path maintained by an aircraft awaiting permission to land. 2) A state of waiting or suspended activity or progress. The world is engaging in different stages of emerging into life again. Some places have their feet still firmly planted in the sand. Others dipping a cautious toe into the water. Read More
Not Ideal
Sometimes, I have to take a step outside my brain and examine my line of thinking. My brain likes to think in ideals. Expectations of fairness and even favor on my part. When things go exceptionally poorly, I catch my inner voice crying out, waving its fist (yes, my inner voice has a fist!) in Read More