Tricky Transitions

A friend’s 45-year-old daughter was the primary caregiver for her dearly loved father-in-law during his years-long illness. Since he died six weeks ago she has been experiencing serious physical symptoms that mirror her emotional state. Her doctor called it Broken Heart Syndrome when he had to drain a liter of fluid from around her heart…

Grumbling or Gratitude Extreme

This was written a few days ago by a 21 year-old who we have loved since her childhood. β€œπ•†π•Ÿπ•– π•ͺ𝕖𝕒𝕣 π•π•šπ•œπ•– π•₯π•™π•šπ•€. Bed-bound. One year ago yesterday I walked into the gym at 8:16 pm and immediately felt my legs collapse after being there for only 3 minutes.β€œ Β  How do we stop complaining when…

I Accept

β€œI don’t like it.Β  I’m sad.Β  But I accept this.”  At first, I had to say it out loud every time I thought about how much I missed my kitty.Β  I said it out loud to help re-train my negative thoughts.Β  So many times in the routine of my day, I’d miss Kitty Mack.Β  The…

December Inspiration

  My husband read me a sad news headline this morning. (Aren’t most of them sad?!) It reported the death of a 44-year-old man weighing 980 pounds. He began over-eating at age 16 when he slipped into depression after the death of his mother. His health declined and he became bedridden due to his weight….