Yikes! That’s ugly! Really disgusting. Gross! I was resentful and grouchy. How dare Husband be so optimistic?! He kept telling our concerned family members that I was doing better. But I was still miserable and I wanted others to know it. I wanted sympathy and validation. Whoa! Since when is it someone else’s…
Category: Well Being
Leaving Comfort Behind
I like being at home in my own comfortable nest doing what I like to do when I want to do it. It’s not that I want to lie around eating bon-bons. I just like being busy doing what I choose. How about you? But what if that lifestyle makes us stagnant? What if we’re…
Focus
Did you notice what your friends posted on Facebook on Monday? Those who were fortunate enough to celebrate Mother’s Day with family, posted photos of themselves with their loved ones. Not many featured the gifts they got, instead, they were focused on enjoying their family. They were savoring and celebrating. Savoring and Celebrating. Focus on…
Why Easter Is Happy
“Dad, there’s a snake in the yard! And it isn’t a worm.” On an Easter many years ago when our children were little, we wanted to do Easter as we had in the States even though we had recently relocated to the other side of the globe. So we hid eggs and had our own…
When You’re Happy and You Know It
My friend’s childhood was characterized by a dead beat dad who spent time in prison, didn’t support them, had a trail of mistresses, and engaged in illegal activity in her home. She was in high school before she heard her mother tell her, “I love you.” And even that occasion was initiated by the daughter….