“You’ve changed,” they say to me. “They” are people who have known me for a long time. Some of them say it with a smile. Others aren’t as pleased with the person they see I have become. It’s good to hear others say “you’ve changed”. This means that my efforts are succeeding. I am consciously…
Category: health
Are You Living The Life You Want?
Do you wake up each morning with purpose? Or do you stumble out of bed unsure of how the day will proceed on its own? Are you allowing life to pass on by with no intervention on your part? We only get a few short years on this planet. Even a fairly long life of…
The Benefit of A Guided Journal
To those of you who are not new to me, this may sound strange. But, for all the writing I do, I’ve never used a guided journal. A guided journal is more than just another journal. Most journals are just empty books to jot down quick notes or emotions. But, a guided journal has prompts…
The Two Blog Writers
There are two writers for this blog. The first writer did the writing in the beginning when the blog was first born. The second writer took over this last year. When I started this blog in 2017, my purpose was to share my story and thoughts with the world, or as much of it as…
How Much Do You Value Independence?
When I was in therapy, one of the things we did was to determine what values I hold dearest. My most treasured value is “independence”. Perhaps it is the free spirit within me that will not be tamed. Maybe it’s because I have been disappointed too many times by people I thought would be there…
Therapy? Who Needs it! Not Me, I’m Fine!
Therapy? Nah. Not for me. I can handle things on my own. That was my attitude when people suggested I might try counseling. And for quite a few years there were those who said I needed it. Part of the problem was that I felt that counseling and therapy were only for those who had…
Naked In My Dreams Again
I was naked in my dream last night. This isn’t the first time I’ve had a dream where I’ve had no clothes on. I used to have them a lot. Now, for quite some time I haven’t had any. But, my naked dreams are not like what most people say they have. In my dreams,…
When One Door Closes …
How many times has something happened in your life when you thought it was an end only to find later it was a new beginning? When a door slammed in your face that you weren’t expecting, did you later find a bigger, better door somewhere else? Perhaps you were fired or laid off from a…
From Where Comes Your Strength?
I follow a good number of social media groups and pages dedicated to self-help, healing, abuse, narcissistic behaviors and similar topics. This morning, author Barb Schmidt had a post on Facebook that resonated with me. It labeled a master manipulator as someone who controls or influences others in a clever or unscrupulous manner. Anyone who…
A Personal Apology To My Faithful Readers
Dear readers, I feel bad. When I began this blog in 2017 with the help of my friend, Wes, it had a dual purpose. First and most importantly, it was a type of therapy for my emotional and mental health. Secondly, it was my voice to the world to share my views on life and…