It is easiest to be positive and kind to myself and others when I am feeling at my best and life is running smoothly, but being positive and kind to myself and others actually is most needed when the opposite… Read More ›
anxiety
Getting Back and Moving Ahead
It has been nearly two weeks since my last bout of anxiety consumed me and shook me to my core. Last Sunday, after dwelling on what triggered the anxiety this time and questioning my sanity, something changed. To borrow a… Read More ›
Anxiously Waiting
You may or may not have noticed that I have not blogged for a few days. I could explain my absence with the benign explanation of “I haven’t felt well” or the always popular catch-all excuse of, “I’ve been really… Read More ›
Enough Already
Today, an invisible war raged inside my head and my heart, as anxiety, insecurity, and doubt were like snipers picking off my positive thoughts and beliefs one by one until I was left feeling completely exposed, vulnerable, and defeated. What… Read More ›
The Cave
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky I spent this afternoon in the company of my ex-husband and our two daughters more than 300 feet beneath the earth’s surface. To some, this may sound like the storyline for a horror film or a dysfunctional… Read More ›
From Here to Anxiety
Yesterday definitely was not one of my better days, as I felt the unwelcome return of my once constant companion, anxiety. It led to what I call a “day of doubt”, which means that I doubted myself, my goals and… Read More ›
Being There
As I mentioned in another post, “Pampering is More Than Skin Deep”, I woke up this morning feeling out of sorts, and I could not shake these negative feelings, no matter what I tried. I employed every coping mechanism I… Read More ›
Help Yourself
I love to read and have books that span the literary landscape, and it comes as no surprise that given my career as a social worker and my personal experiences with depression and anxiety that self-help books have a prominent… Read More ›
After the Storm
One of my favorite ways to begin my day is listen to music, whether it be waking up to a song on a local radio station to coax me out of bed, working out to some of my favorite songs… Read More ›
Volunteers
One of the lessons that I have learned and embraced that became the inspiration for “Just One Thing Each Day” is that everyone can help someone each day in some way, shape, or form. Some days, it is easier to… Read More ›
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