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
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?
Self-acceptance is an area I am working on this year (link to blog on WOTY). As part of working on self-acceptance, I am very aware of my tendency to rely on external validation. It’s also part of my perfectionism tendency. It shows up in me avoiding conflict and disagreements, often being overly accommodating, and spiraling … Continue reading A Deep Dive Into External Validation
I scroll Facebook a couple of times a day. (Please don’t judge me!) I enjoy catching up with my friend’s activities & travels, seeing notifications for upcoming events, learning about local places, and reading the positive memes and stories. I often will link onto an article for deeper reading. I’ve started jotting down some of … Continue reading Quotes for Personal Development
This blog post continues the "series of 2" on abandonment with a surprise third post. After reading my recent blog posts about abandonment (see links here and here), a friend encouraged me to explore Glimmers. And being the research geek that I am, that meant going down a rabbit hole into the science, which this … Continue reading Triggers and Glimmers
This blog post shares continued insights from exploring childhood abandonment. See first post here. As I explored the area of childhood abandonment, common defense coping mechanisms were discussed. All these response mechanisms are good when the perceived threat is real and in fact, you should have all of these response mechanisms in your toolbox depending … Continue reading Abandonment Understanding – Second of 2
A warning: This blog post continues this series based on my current exploration into feminist writing. If this type of information is not of interest to you, I’ll return to more “retirement transition – life journey” stuff soon. This is a continuation of insights from my reading exploration. Previous posts specifically on the goddess reading … Continue reading How am I using insights into goddess archetypes? (5th in a series)
A warning again: This blog post is a tangent based on my current exploration into feminist writing. If this type of information is not of interest to you, I’ll be back to more “retirement transition – life journey” stuff soon. This is part 2 to my previous blog on Goddess Archetypes (link here) where I … Continue reading Goddess Archetypes – Part 2
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