Fear Energy

If there is a silver lining at all to the 2016 American Election Cycle is that we have very visible proof of what what happens when an entire nation is frozen in fear.  Both sides of the election made the entire thing about which side we needed to fear more.  And the fear-mongering continues on still.Continue reading “Fear Energy”

Achey Breaky Heart

Sometimes the pain we feel is so intense that we think our hearts could explode.  Just know that your heart cannot actually break from this pain. Sure, stress and trauma can cause damage to your body – that’s not the kind of breaking I am talking about.  I’m talking about the kind of heart breakContinue reading “Achey Breaky Heart”

Life is Short

I’m creeping up on the 5-0 and will reach that milestone in a couple years.  On my latest birthday I got to thinking about just how different 50 is to my generation than what it was to the boomers.  At my age, my mom was a grandmother (though she looked so young) and had lessContinue reading “Life is Short”

Mothers and Sons

Show me a mother with a son and I will show you woman trying very hard to raise a man who treats women well, is responsible, hard working and a person who will make a fine husband and father one day.  Not in all cases, but my experience is that this is what we wantContinue reading “Mothers and Sons”

Never Too Old

At age 42 I was completely lost.  I had never gone back and finished my degree.  I spent 20 years working or volunteering in jobs to support my children’s interests. All my friendships were also centered around the teams, groups and events in which my children were involved.  My life was my kids and helpingContinue reading “Never Too Old”

Gratitude

I posted on this a while back, so I won’t make this a long-winded post.  I just want to emphasize this point again – Gratitude IS the Key to Happiness.  When you are feeling lowly, under appreciated, like you aren’t where you should be in life – you really can pick yourself up by havingContinue reading “Gratitude”

Givers and Takers

Relationships are tricky.  It’s hard to know who to trust and who you can open up to – versus who is taking notes to use against you one day.  If only we could sort our friends in to groups so we would know where we stand. There are, in fact,  two categories that we canContinue reading “Givers and Takers”