Slow Down and Breathe
The holidays are fast approaching, and challenges are beginning to build. With so many things to do in the next few months, this would be a good time to remind ourselves that just because life is speeding up doesn’t mean that we have to. How do we find balance? In truth, finding balance isn’t the right word. Creating balance is a better idea. How do we create balance in our world in the midst of so much pressure and busy-ness that the holidays bring? Here are five ways to help create balance: 1. Plan Ahead: Keep your calendar updated so you can see what is coming. Know what needs to…
The Full Belly Syndrome
In my line of work people often don’t come in until they full of whatever angst life has thrown at them. Since I work with sexual assault victims, this can mean that they have been dealing with this life changing event for a while, and they cannot contain it any longer. They have had enough. Enough of feeling bad. Enough of feeling guilty. Enough of it all. I have discovered that I can empathize with this right now in my life. Enough is the word I chose for my year. When I chose this, I thought I understood what this would mean for me. Apparently I was wrong. For the…
Illusions of Control
Friday Five: Living with Ambiguity If you are like me, keeping life under control is one of your goals. At this moment in my life, things feel pretty out of control and I am struggling to regain the control I always thought I had. I believe that most of us struggle with this every day. We decide what we eat and wear, what kind of phone to have or car to drive. We work to make sure things fit onto the neat little pegs we’ve decided on. Even in our relationships, we work to make sure we have control of something or someone, such as the cap on the toothpaste or…
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