Tag: journey
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A New Norm
The phrase we have all grown to despise since COVID lockdowns busted onto the scene and mask mandates were commonplace. This is not a blog in support or opposing certain political views about public response to a virus, but I think we can all agree that whatever we believe about that time, it was hard…
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If Only…
While walking through the highs and lows of processing difficult trauma, I hit a stage of grief that many call bargaining. But since I know I can’t rewrite the past, I don’t like to call it that. Bargaining suggests that I have some leveraging power to change my situation through negotiation. In the aftermath of…
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Living Half a Life
Well after I encountered trauma, about the time my children came into my life, I began to have a recurring dream. From the very beginning, the dream would always make it clear to me that my life was blessed. The house in my dream was always perfect on the outside and impeccably decorated within. My…
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Dead Inside
Unless you are the luckiest duck to ever walk this Earth, at some point, life rears its ugly head and backhands you hard enough to make your head spin in a way that forever changes who you are. Trauma. It comes in similar veins, but the details are different for every victim. Perhaps abused or…
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Dear Younger Me
I look back on photos of a slimmer, slightly less wrinkled version of myself and I don’t wish I was her all over again. But I do wish I could talk to her. I wish I could sit with her and listen as she unpacked her pain. I wish I could help her make heads…
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While You Were Blinking…
Ferris Bueller once said, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it.” I have told people for years that I think life is like a bullet train. Inside the train, life moves at an average pace. Everyday things happen in a frustratingly monotonous fashion. Life…
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Journaling for Dummies
Many people say that they keep a diary to write down events that occur and how they feel about things. It’s rare to hear someone state that they keep a journal. Aren’t they one and the same – interchangeable terms? Well, not really… A diary is a book someone keeps to record events in one’s…
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My Ever-Expanding Bucket List
I took my place on center stage in front of the director and briefly introduced myself. He asked me why I was auditioning for the theatrical production and my response startled him: auditioning for a play was on my Bucket List. In case you’ve been living under a rock forever and don’t know, the term…
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Signs of Healing
Over the years, I’ve begun to see healing as more of a journey and less of a destination. It’s not a box to check…it’s one of the many areas in my life that continually teaches me new things about my inner being, my core beliefs, and my behavior. And for that, I am grateful.
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Creating a Positive Life – Part III
How have I maintained a positive and happy demeanor as issues in unhealthy relationships surfaced? Great question. I would love to tell you…
Wisdom from the Trenches 