Frustration. My fairly free day of organizing and planning quickly turned into more responsibilities being added onto my already full plate. I tried not to be crabby at my family, since it wasn’t their fault and if I’m snappish then they are too. But I was very, very frustrated. My daughter asked if I was …
The crackling fire’s warmth was welcome after blowing in from the blustery cold. Winter has come early with all the sights, sounds, tastes, smells and yes, cold of this time of year. From our first moments of life we experience a barrage of stimuli to our senses. As we grow and learn, we begin to …
The humble brag-the act of stating a truth, but in a way that subtly allows you to brag about yourself in the way you say or bring it up. I caught myself doing it just the other day. A friend asked about how my knee was doing. I said something like “very well, thanks. I …
My eye was twitching, my shoulders were so tight I thought they were attached to my ears and my head was throbbing. I was stressed, but I just kept plowing through what needed to be done, because it needed to get done. Sound familiar? Stress is something we all deal with every day. There’s good …
I like to move quickly; physically and figuratively. But I am learning there are times when it’s better to go slow. At the very beginning of my knee recovery, I had a machine to very slowly bend my knee. It felt good to move my knee slowly. Now, move slowly has become a mantra for the …