For anybody who has been following along with my 2019 blogging journey you already know that I am challenging myself this year by breaking out of my usual post-a-week style to try post-a-day. To help me with this post-a-day challenge I am using monthly themes. With that in mind, I would like to introduce May’s… Continue reading Mental Health Blogging Month
If we were having coffee on this last weekend in April I would tell you that the end of this year’s A to Z challenge is just around the corner. My thoughts are on the letters Y and Z and as I sit and ponder these letters I imagine that I can see them drifting… Continue reading Our last Coffee this April…
Everyone has magic words that can brighten their day, and when those magic words come from that special person or persons the result is truly wonderful. For me, right now, I’m thinking of those days when I’m feeling cranky to the bone. It is the kind of cranky that has no logical explanation. This is… Continue reading Magic Words
The world around me is spinning, moving, and busy. Today, for the next few minutes, I’m going to shut it down and enjoy a few minutes just for me. I smile to myself as I slid into the tiny booth built for just two dinners. I order green tea as I slip a book out… Continue reading Solo
I haven’t really prayed since bedtime prayers as a child. I remember reciting the “Now I lay me down to sleep…” prayer nightly. However, a few years ago I adopted the practice of giving thanks for three things from my day, every day. This was part of my wellness program and a way to change… Continue reading Giving Thanks
There is a place among us that I call home, in the broken splinters of a crystal dome where shattered dreams are mixed and matched and unborn loves are free to hatch. Memories walk here every day in feet of stone and bodies of clay. They hold tight to the fantasy land while fighting the… Continue reading Another Day
Often I can feel it poised at the tip of my toes, that deep dark abyss. Never a fissure that those around me can see until I plunge over the side in a free fall of my own, balance lost as I grapple in a violent confrontation with unseen demons. The twist and twine of… Continue reading The Outside Limit
“From every wound there is a scar, and every scar tells a story. A story says that ‘I have survived.’” – Fr. Craig Scott “Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you, or makes you happy.” – Robert Tew “Mental health…is not a destination but a process. It’s… Continue reading Inspirational Quotes: Mental Health
“The truth is that it’s what we say to ourselves in response to any particular situation that mainly determines our mood and feelings.” – Edmund J. Bourne The noun, thankfulness, is defined by Merriam-Webster.com as: Conscious of benefit received Expressive of thanks Well pleased (February 10, 2017) Merriam-Webster.com defines happy as: Feeling pleasure and enjoyment… Continue reading Silver Lining: A Thankful List Post
What is it about a quote that makes it so powerful? I personally enjoy a great quote and I have never really thought about why. However, I am thinking now as I create this list that it is because quotes are relatable concepts that offer perspectives similar to one’s thoughts, beliefs, and understandings. Quotes can… Continue reading Inspirational Quotes
Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils 