This week continued my emotional healing process. With no forward motion yet on the house recovery, the emotional healing is definitely feeling up and down. There’s been multiple times where my inner voice says, “Why bother?” Why bother getting out of bed? Why bother trying to plan something that won’t work out? Why bother trying … Continue reading The Ups & Downs of Emotional Recovery Continue
In the early days of my retirement, I read about the concept of morning pages in Julia Camerson’s The Artist Way. In the way of many things in retirement, I “tried it on.” It stuck. I’ve been an avid morning journal writer ever since. My morning journal time has become almost necessary to my well-being … Continue reading Stop the Broken Record
Synchronicity continues to amaze me and in the past few weeks it was all about self-care. Perhaps the Universe was telling me what I needed to notice more for my own emotional healing? First, I was inspired by a blog post from everydayGyaan (link here ) to look at what self-care practices did I engage … Continue reading Noticing What I Need
I’m not sure if my current struggle with anger is due to being in emotional healing from the trauma of losing our home and most of our possessions or if it is something I’ve always struggled with. Maybe the current struggle is because my normal way to deal with anger is suppression…and suppression is definitely … Continue reading Boundaries and Anger
I read a number of other mid-life bloggers and often find inspiration in their words. Many of them do an end of the month update on what they have been doing. Similar to a previous blog post,, Deb’s blog discussion (link here) about juggling things resonated with me - my month of June felt like … Continue reading Juggling in June – Where’s the Be?
One of the elements I love about retirement is the ability to set up my days to align with my retirement lifestyle vision, which is based on my values and hopefully my natural inclinations and strengths. These past months have been a blur and I felt the need to relook at where I’m spending my … Continue reading A Review of My Time
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
I’ve always been the good girl. The one who “meets or exceeds expectations” in corporate speak. I believe in doing the right thing. I play by the rules; I don’t make waves. I accommodate other’s needs. I don’t question authority when it’s doing the right thing. I am the “get things done” one, the “smart … Continue reading Who Am I?
Some days, I feel strong and capable; other days I’m overwhelmed, feeling drained and full of self-doubt. I want an unwavering belief that I can navigate whatever life presents, even when the path ahead is uncertain. Part of me believes I can handle the unknown, and things will turn out okay. But another (bigger) part … Continue reading Self-doubt Exploration
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?
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