Feeling stuck is confusing. Sometimes it feels like you’ve chosen the wrong road. Other times it feels almost as if your life doesn’t really feel like “yours” anymore. Suddenly, things get a little quiet. You might not know what your next step should be. You don’t know where to start- you might not even know where you’re going. It happens to pretty much all of us and it’s just a part of life. It’s also a feeling that eventually passes, but it…
As much as you’d like it to be, the world isn’t this calm, perfect, fairy-tale place. Discomfort, loss of control, change, pain, overwhelm; these are some of the things I’ve been dealing with this past year. First, I lost one of the closest people in my life, right before Christmas. Then, I went through my treatment that took quite a physical toll on my body and then finally, in June, I was rear-ended and just recently found out that I…
There are two kinds of people: those who draw energy from being around other people, and those who get that energy from being alone. Okay, so some of us are also somewhere between the two. I’ve always thought of myself as an extreme introvert, but these days I think I’m more of an extroverted introvert. I find that I rarely “need” or crave company. We’re not always comfortable with solitude, yet there are so many ways to enjoy spending time…
One of the most important relationships in your life is the one you have with yourself. How often do you nourish it? How often do you make yourself, or your own happiness, a priority? You spend a lot of time giving. Giving yourself to others, your work. Life gets busy and you often put yourself last. You sometimes commit to doing things you don’t feel like doing. Some days, you can’t help but beat yourself up over a stupid mistake…
Overwhelm. It seems it’s a feeling that takes over a bit too easily these days. Wouldn’t you agree? Most of the time, our feelings of overwhelm have to do with our future, and, fear. Fear of failure, fear of not being able to accomplish things, not being able to get things done in time. I mean, hello, peace of mind? What is that, anyway? Mind that is calm, free of worries, anxiety or chaos. Free of things that keep you…