These three "P's"...something to be said for them... We plod through day-to-day, not always completely inspired, not always completely focused, but overall, if we're going forward, I'd call that, I DO call that, GOOD; Sometimes the best thing to do is pause, right where we are, and take stock; take an extra deep breath or …
Category: Attitude
Other Side
On the other side of the headache, is the comfort and calm and peace to think clearly; On the other side of releasing the angst and the pain and the toil is the certainty that you can take the next step on that ten thousand mile journey of life; On the other side of the …
Anxiety: Release Me
There’s a great Pearl Jam song...from their first album, I think...”Release Me”... I think that phrase captures a place I come to with my anxiety, sometimes. So spun up, extended, stretched, tired, spent. I stare at it, waiting, not blinking. Will it consume me? Will I disappear into its frazzled, jagged, frayed folds of angst …
Thought Box
The Thought Box. Have I mentioned before? Not sure. If not, it’s high time. If I have brought it up before, well, worth exploring a little once again. The central idea of the Thought Box...just what is it? It’s a concept, that can also be made into a visual reference, a model, a thing to …
Anxiety: Fight it with Music, with Song, “The Next Right Thing”
Sometimes simply listening to a song over and over can help stave off anxiety, turn your frown upside down, make all the difference. Give it go, this is a good one for those moments. Just do... “The Next Right Thing” (from “Frozen 2” soundtrack) I’ve seen dark before But not like this This is cold …
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Anxiety: A Continuum
I don’t know what the experts say for sure, but I believe anxiety, like a lot of feelings exist on a continuum. Maybe all feelings are like this? Probably so. In this way then, part of coping with anxiety is realizing this common trait exists, and then you can identify some lessons that might be …
Anxiety: Awash
It starts with the feeling. That’s just it, at its core. It’s a feeling or series of feelings that can wash over you, immobilize you, cloud your mind to the point that there’s no room for anything else. “Awash” is the idea, the concept that comes to mind. Something like, you become awash with powerful, …
Anxiety: A Personal Intro
I’ve been dealing with it all my life; for a long time I called it “worry” - more recently I’ve come to define it as anxiety. It’s pretty well been my constant companion since I was seven years old. So, why share some thoughts here now? Why not simply journal, or talk to a therapist? …
Blog Post Like A Tweet: “Surely, Tender, Lu”
She’s come a long way, this one; I guess all kids do; our Lu. Sure, powerful, daring; timid, shy, unwilling; she’s all these things and more. This pic, maybe two years back; still captures her essence: open, capable, somehow ready, even if she doesn’t always know it in the moment. She is, best we be, …
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Blog Post Like A Tweet: “Confidence Rising”
This guy, number two, been through a lot his eight years. So thankful for him and his tender way, his capacity for silly, even his defiance - he has a fight to be himself, through it all. Go man, GO.
1/2_Full, All GOOD 