I spent this week trying to climb out of the negative doldrums I’ve been in. It’s not even the dog days of late summer with its lethargy and apathy. Astrologically, the Summer Solstice (today) is the first day of summer. Meteorologically in Florida, it’s been summer for quite a while, with one heat index this … Continue reading Climbing Out?
Because I am looking at articles about emotional regulation and setting boundaries in toxic environments, my social media feed continues to populate with these types of articles (thank you, algorithms). I was also encouraged to (re)read The Four Agreements. You would think I’d read everything there is to know about this topic by now! But … Continue reading Emotional Regulation Continued
I woke early this morning in tears. And it took a bit to understand the why. [This post is all about me, trying to work through those tears. Nothing at all about retirement transition, so feel free to move on! Why am I posting? In the hope that someone else knows that they are not … Continue reading 3AM Tears
The words showing up repeatedly in my morning journal these past few weeks were: scattered, frustrated, tired. I’m feeling mentally tired. I talked about mental load in a recent blog (link here - energy flow) and it really is weighing me down. I looked at the list of items I’m juggling on the house build, … Continue reading Mentally Tired
I read the following quote somewhere a couple of weeks ago and it has stuck with me: “Unsolicited advice is just criticism in disguise.” And too often criticism has my inside voice shouting, “See, you are not good enough”. A couple of incidents this past week made me think about that and another thing I … Continue reading Power in the Awareness
Every week I read many articles and blogs that come across my feed, from those authors I follow to those authors the algorithms toss at me. I tend to jot down notes to myself as I read these articles. It’s interesting to see what my mind has focused on, looking at a couple of weeks … Continue reading Continued Effort
The feeling of “mattering” is a new term I’ve recently been seeing a lot (probably due to a newly published self-help book of that title; nope, I have not read the book). I was especially intrigued as it relates to retirement fulfillment. I recently came across a new site – A Conscious Rethink – that … Continue reading Mattering
As I continue exploring recovery from trauma, improving my resilience, and managing my emotional regulation, it was helpful to see some different approaches to change my thinking. I was particularly attracted to ways to convince myself that “You’re never good enough” is a lie. Because a deeply-entrenched self-limiting belief like this one is a pattern … Continue reading You Are Good Enough
This holiday season, I’ve been working on pulling myself out of (yet another) negative spiral. These days, I can usually pinpoint the combination of events that sparks the spiral. Unfortunately, knowing the triggers has not yet stopped the beginning (or continuation) of the spiral. Awareness of triggers is the first step and I need to … Continue reading A Season to Focus on the Everyday Things
Winter Solstice’s longest night for an introspective over-thinker like me brings with it a deep review of the year. I had the realization that even though I want to be over the trauma of the hurricanes, I’m still living it, day in and day out. A year ago, I had the hope that we would … Continue reading Winter Solstice Reflection
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