On the discussion of fear — Do you fear failure? I certainly do. When I was a kid I didn’t dream much — at all. I didn’t have time to dream. I merely survived. Today, I actually live, makes mistakes, and dream. Dreaming of what might be brings a risk that I might fail. IfContinue reading “F N’ F (Fear Not Friday)”
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WWW | Wellness Word Wednesday | TRIUMPH
Have you ever considered yourself a winner? You should! It was a great victory to make it out of childhood abuse. That acheivement should be celebrated. By looking at ourselves *(YOU SEE YOU), we can find the treasures hidden in our lives — and we have many. By focusing on those that hurt us throughContinue reading “WWW | Wellness Word Wednesday | TRIUMPH”
Jewels, Gems & Gunpowder
I would love to hear from you! Sharing Saturday with you. A Jewel: I wrote earlier this week about learning to throw caution to the wind and proving myself to be a risk taker. The jewel I’ll add to that is that I do use caution when taking risks. Both can work together. So, cauitouslyContinue reading “Jewels, Gems & Gunpowder”
F N’ F (Fear Not Friday)
On the discussion of fear — Do you fear throwing caution to the wind? If I had learned earlier in my life to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results I could have ended a lot of suffering in my life. What do I mean? I stayed in a bad marriage forContinue reading “F N’ F (Fear Not Friday)”
WWW | Wellness Words Wednesday | Denial vs. Emotions
The first weapon against abusive attacks when you are small is to find an area of your brain to place the bad — and, leave it there. While that is how God designed us to make it through those unsafe years, we have to change that pattern now to heal. Denial leaves a thick impenetrableContinue reading “WWW | Wellness Words Wednesday | Denial vs. Emotions”
Mirror Mirror ~ Courage in Suffering
Introspection — what better way to start a week. Question – Have you thanked yourself for the courage it took to withstand the suffering you lived through? Many of us that came through severe and lasting childhood traumas don’t make it out alive. Suicide is real in our world – very real. The moment thatContinue reading “Mirror Mirror ~ Courage in Suffering”
Jewels, Gems & Gunpowder
I would love to hear from you! Sharing Saturday with you. A Jewel: Be kind. Period. My husband’s father used to say, “It is just as easy to be nice as it is to be mean.” He’s right – be nice. You never know the backstory of the human being next to you. Why areContinue reading “Jewels, Gems & Gunpowder”
F N’ F (Fear Not Friday)
On the discussion of fear — Do you fear wealth? One definition for wealth is “plentiful supplies of a particular resource. ” I find that growing up with parents who took from me as a child and never gave left a belief in me that I will always have some sorrow and never have quit enough.Continue reading “F N’ F (Fear Not Friday)”
Forgiving Yourself
Coping, changing, unchanging — all of it is messy. Healing is messy. Living can be dangerous. Surviving formidible. I am still standing – after it all. Sometimes I have lived in a lane of peaceful healing, talk is good, forgiveness seems easy. Other times, I am not peaceful, I feel hateful inside, I dispise otherContinue reading “Forgiving Yourself”
WWW | Wellness Words Wednesday | Contagious
When you learn how to trust your memories, they will return to you. The next time your mind tries to show you something from your past, you will allow it. It becomes contagious. What do I mean? Memories and tragedy sit inside you like a dead carcess eating away all the good. The rotting emulsionContinue reading “WWW | Wellness Words Wednesday | Contagious”