Category Archives: Mental Health

You can take the challenge head on

The end of February is quickly approaching and I honestly can’t believe how fast time flies when it still feels like I’m crawling through each day. Don’t get me wrong, I love my life. I have a job, an amazing partner, supportive family and friends, but over the last few weeks I’ve been feeling aContinue reading “You can take the challenge head on”

You are Making Progress

I picked up a book last year that I thought would be a good addition to my library, and would provide a visual for the healing journey I knew I would be going through. When You’re Ready This is How You Heal by Brianna Weist I’ve been reading this slowly at my own pace withContinue reading “You are Making Progress”

Leaving the Past in the Past

Your past can contain critical moments and important aspects of you life, but it does not define you and it shouldn’t hold power over how you choose to live your life in the present. But letting go is hard. Plain and simple. All it takes is one trigger and next thing you know you couldContinue reading “Leaving the Past in the Past”

Free Verse Poetry

I’ve been writing free form/verse poetry since 2008. And this was a few years after I read Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse. I fell in love with the format and poetry in this book. So over the last few weeks I’ve been writing more. Trying to find the right words to explain myContinue reading “Free Verse Poetry”

The Next Chapter

When one door closes, another one opens. Your life is a book and sometimes a chapter closes, and the next one begins. A clean slate to keep moving forward any direction you want! A relationship I thought was going well, recently ended. He felt we were too different with some potentially different living goals, IContinue reading “The Next Chapter”

Happy New Year – 2024

Happy New Year! Hope everyone made it through the holidays. I enjoyed quality time with family and friends, but I still feel like I need a vacation. Anyone else need the vacation after a vacation?  I’m excited for this year and hopeful to continue growing, learning, and healing. Last year was all about me andContinue reading “Happy New Year – 2024”

What a Novel Idea

Today I listened to a live seminar at work on trying new things, the obstacles we place to avoid them, and how to overcome being in a rut. I’ve never known myself to limit what I can do and experience in this life, but sometimes it is so much easier to sit on the couch,Continue reading “What a Novel Idea”

It’s a New Year

Hello! It has been a long while since I’ve checked in. And life has certainly been a roller coaster. We also celebrated a new year. Welcome 2022! On January 1st I crossed off an item on my bucket list: orange picking!! The Showcase of Citrus is a beautiful estate full of rows and rows ofContinue reading “It’s a New Year”