My Inner Fight Continues

As I look at the words in my morning journal the past few months, my emotional healing challenge is obvious: Shattered and scattered. Disheartened. Anxiously waiting. Slogging through the mud. Hard to get out of bed. I am learning to live in a world that spins on while mine feels like it has stopped. Other’s lives … Continue reading My Inner Fight Continues

More on Who I Am

Comments on my blog posts, whether actually on my blog comments, on Facebook, or in person, really help me think differently! I thank my readers for giving me new perspectives and pushing my thinking. Last week’s post on Who Am I (link here) was no exception.  Here are some of the ideas sparked for contemplating … Continue reading More on Who I Am

Hurricane Recovery – Month Four

Retirement often does not go as originally planned.  There can be surprise health issues with the mindset and lifestyle changes that result from that significant life impact. There are choices to make changes in your retirement plan when things don’t play out as you had hoped, like our Big Move to Florida when the snowbird … Continue reading Hurricane Recovery – Month Four

What’s in a Name? Is it Grief? Is it Trauma?

To misquote Shakespeare, what exactly do I name this thing I’m dealing with - this aftermath of my life-quake.. Is it grief and mourning for a major loss?  Is it natural disaster trauma and acute PTSD?  Is it just another major life transition?  Is it all of the above? As I looked further into loss … Continue reading What’s in a Name? Is it Grief? Is it Trauma?

Follow the Synchronicity

It is often amazing to me when synchronicity happens.  Of course, the first time a message is coming at me, it is easy to ignore. The second occurrence, I wonder, “Is that a message coming through?” By the third time, I have to follow it down the rabbit hole!  Such was the case on chakras … Continue reading Follow the Synchronicity