Grief is one bully you can learn to defeat. Grief is a bully. It's hard to welcome in a new year when you are dealing with grief because it is relentless. But you don't have to feel you are standing alone with grief looming over you. … [Read more...]
10 Ways to Know It’s Time to Move On
Grief is not a disease to be cured; it is a life experience we must move through. Over the past few weeks, we have been looking at different stages in grief: … [Read more...]
When Your Mountaintop Experience Happens in a Pit
Have you ever lived in a pit? I have. Oh, I don't mean "pit" like an actual hole in the ground. Or even an abode that needed to be condemned. I'm talking about spending time in depression - a pit that can … [Read more...]
What to do When the “Let’s Make a Deal” Prize is Guilt
Sometimes guilt attacks me when I spend too much time parked in front of the TV. The TV guilt monster is worse in the summer - when I'm out of school. With MIL living with us, I've rediscovered morning game shows, and I'm hooked on Let's Make a Deal. It occurred to me the … [Read more...]
Want a Serving of Anger with Confusion for Dessert?
Ooh! Anger makes me so mad! Yes, I see the irony there, but it's true. Show of hands: how many of you get mad at yourself when you realize that you've gotten angry over something? See? I'm not alone. Mostly it's when rage sneaks up on me. And blindsiding emotion often is … [Read more...]
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