"If you bring peace to your past, you can advance into your future." ~ Unknown I am amazed how much things that happen in our childhood can have on our adult life. I've learned the hard way to live my life with a deep wound in my heart. My father was a very strict man with a temper when I…
"You've been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn't worked. Try to approve of yourself and see what happens." ~ Louise L. Hay For years I dreamed of starting my own business. Exactly ten years. While there are a few reasons why it took so long to take the plunge, postponement is high on the list. It is hard work…
"Everyone thinks about changing the world, but nobody thinks about changing themselves." ~ Leo Tolstoy Every day is the same. I am stiff every day. I am tired every day. These are the two most important things that people with fibromyalgia deal with. This has been the case for a few years. Six to be exact. Suddenly I had so…
Have you ever received well-intentioned advice while facing intense anxiety just to feel judged, misunderstood, or condescending? Like "Calm down!" Or "Just be positive!" Or "Don't worry so much!" The people trying to help generally want to do just that, but it's always easier to advise someone when you don't feel what they are feeling because you have the advantage…
"Always focus on how far you have come instead of how far you have to go." ~ Unknown I recently read Glennon Doyle's Untamed, and like many who have read it, I felt that it changed my life – but not because I was thinking of all the things I was capable of ( as was the case with many)…
"The song is over, but the melody remains." ~ Irving Berlin I never did a grandparent's funeral when I was a little kid, and to be honest, I was secretly glad I didn't. I was too young to understand what death felt like, and I don't think I had the strength to do it. When I heard of her death,…
“You just never know what someone is doing behind closed doors. No matter how happy someone looks, how loud their laugh is, how big their smile is, there can still be an indescribable level of hurt. So be nice. Even if others aren't, choose to be kind. "~ Andrea Russett Everyone does the best he can. If they can do…
“What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, of course. The most daring thing, however, is to create stable communities where the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured. "~ Kurt Vonnegut Have you ever felt like a stranger in your own life? Watching other people like you separated by an invisible wall? Most of us have…
"I do my best and I am enough." ~ Unknown I don't know about you, but I've realized that historically I've treated myself harsher than anyone – and I've been in my share of abusive relationships. I have adhered to ridiculous standards, pushed myself to do and do more than I can reasonably be able to do, and fought myself…
"Make the best of yourself … because that's all there is of you." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson It was more or less the same every day. I presented an edited version of myself to the world. I was deeply uncomfortable with the idea of letting go. I could? Should I? The answer was "no" every time, even if it wasn't…