I’ve been thinking lately about how I have allowed people to treat me. By loving and respecting ourselves, we teach people how to treat us. It makes perfect sense, right? I was a “sucka” (sucker) for mistreatment and disrespect. Somehow, I had the foolish notion that other people’s feelings were more important than mine. That’s […]
When something happens to us that we didn’t plan, like losing a loved one or a job, we can go into a tailspin. Changes we didn’t expect can uproot the most steady of us and send us off course. We want to have control over our lives to have peace of mind. A wrench thrown […]
I consider myself well-schooled on the subject of love because in order to love someone else, we need to love ourselves, and I do love myself. I have been studying how to be happy and have a good life for many years. I made it my life’s mission to figure out how to do just […]
The song “Workin’ Them Angels” by Rush inspired this blog today. It’s a fantastic song with fantastic lyrics by the late, great Neil Peart. For me, Rush is the goat of rock music. They are on another level than traditional rock n’ roll music. Here are a few lyrics from the song to see the depth […]
So, if we’ve been working on ourselves and questioning how we feel, I’m sure anger has reared its head. Letting ourselves feel the pain sucks, but we have to do it to get through to the other side (where we feel good.) Just like exercise DVDs, after the hard stuff, comes the cool-down time. I […]
Years ago, I was fighting for boundaries. It felt like an enemy army was attacking me, using all it had to break down my defenses. And it worked! I was in a pinball machine bouncing from one thing to the next. Oh, you need help with your computer? Sure. You need someone to bake a […]
I’ve heard this question before to ask yourself, “What is your why?” The answer, I assume, tells us who we are, what is our passion, and what makes us happy? To be honest, I couldn’t answer this question. Seriously. I wrote that question down many times, hoping I’d write simple answers that would guide me […]
“Love comes to you when you least expect it. Don’t look for it.” That’s something I heard many years ago. I think from a movie. It makes sense, and it happened to me with my husband. I wasn’t looking for it at that place we met, but I think I attracted it. There was a […]
I found out I have a fatty liver after my car accident, and I had a full-body CT scan. I had no idea what it was; my primary care doctor never explained it. So I did the next best thing and asked Dr. Google for the answers. It never disappoints. On Youtube, I found Dr. Eric […]