My morning journal this past month too often stated, “I woke up weary and weepy.” I’m still feeling emotionally drained with too many mornings unmotivated to get out of bed. Many days I’m pushing myself to get up with a planned morning commitment (cardio drumming or a garden club meeting). Simple tasks take so much … Continue reading May’s Ups & Downs – a personal update
Back in winter, when I was stuck on what to write for a blog, I used a technique I’ve read other bloggers use, a “Taking Stock” approach, using the letters in winter for the individual words (link here). I am once again stuck on what to write for a blog, so here’s another Taking Stock, … Continue reading Taking Stock this Spring
One of the positives about writing a blog is the ability to look back to see what was going on in my life at various times. I can look back and see how I was dealing with the early days of my own retirement transition (many years ago now! – here’s a link to my … Continue reading Where Was I?
The two words that surface too often in my morning journal these days are overwhelmed and scattered. They are not feelings I am used to in retirement, where our lifestyle had settled into more routine (and fun) activities. Yes there were challenges in dealing with life transitions, but not the feeling of the overwhelm and … Continue reading Overwhelmed and Scattered
Winter is almost over here, although this week it’s still a bit chilly for Florida. Nothing like the Arctic Blast much of the USA is facing, but cool enough in the morning that makes the emergency heat kick in and us scrambling to find coats and gloves for a morning walk. I saw a fun … Continue reading Winter Taking Stock
I’ve had a number of challenging days lately and needed to relook at how to the pull myself out of a downward spiral. To stop the negativity when something is still small, before it spins into a full-blown, Very-Bad-Day. I recognize that our nervous systems are wired to pay more attention to negative events than … Continue reading Increase Daily Glimmers
I love serendipity. Quotes have been popping up in my various feeds about starting a new chapter. In many ways, it feels right: Move on, it’s just a chapter in your life. Ok, one very bad chapter. It’s not the whole story. Virtually close the door on the last chapter; just turn the page for … Continue reading Mixing Metaphors – A New Chapter, A Reset
It’s been a few years since I choose a Word of the Year (WOTY) to focus my year. I’ve had success with this concept in the past. My first ever, and very successful, WOTY was JOY in 2016 (link here, I still use the morning coffee mug I bought that year – Find Joy in … Continue reading 2025 WOTY – Patience
December has always been a time for me to look back at the year to see what I’ve accomplished, what I’ve learned, where I’ve grown. And then to look ahead to the next year with what I want to accomplish, what I want to learn, where I’d like to grow. In past years I looked … Continue reading End of Year Thinking
I believe the Universe sends messages, if you’re open to hearing them. For me, being a lover of words, they tend to come in things I read. In Facebook posts, in blogger’s words, in essays I read, or in things I research (like my recent exploration of living with uncertainty – blog post link here). … Continue reading Conflicting Messages
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