Every day I have to take the elevator. Not just once mind you. Multiple times. It pains me greatly and no, that is not sarcasm you sense…but desperate whimpers of torment and fear. I think I can juuust make it down to the first floor without any interruptions…IF I chose my timing right. Alas, there…
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What’s your attachment style?
Attachment styles created at infancy…are they a template for our future relationships? Did our parents’ certain parenting style in raising us from infancy impact the quality of our adult romantic relationships? Well, based on a few amazing studies, it does in fact seem that an infant’s attachment style forms a model for future relationships. Based…
Read moreDaily delights deserve to be noticed.
Here is your reminder to look for your daily delights today. I’m sure once you take a look around your day, you’ll see how many (mini or big) delights have always been sitting there, just minding their own business, waiting to be noticed; to be appreciated. On this particular day, I sang aloud as I…
Read moreQuiet the mind and the soul will speak.
Breathe in for 4 seconds, hold for 1 second, breathe out for 8 seconds, hold for 1. And repeat. Feel better? I find that deep breathing really does relax me when nothing else will. No, I can’t shut off my worries with the snap of a finger, and no, it won’t stop my initial panic…
Read more“Worrying is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but doesn’t get you anywhere”.
What allows some people to roll around through life without anxiety or worry, but others rock back and forth in fixation of the possibilities? Don’t sweat the small stuff they say. Who says this? Where are they? Are they even human?! Okay, all jokes aside… Do these miracle people truly never sweat the small stuff? How can…
Read moreNo soap in the kitchen.
Germs. I’ve always been a very… aware person. Even as a kid. Someone would walk past me, I’d hold my breath and wash my hands incessantly. Presently, I wash my hands before I eat anything, I wipe down door knobs in my own home, sanitize light switches and remotes, keep sanitizer in my car and…
Read moreNew chapters and empty pockets
Welp. I quit my job. I’m jobless. And I’m freaking out. Are you freaking out? Cause I’m freaking out! Have you ever tried to find a new job and realize that it’s palpably impossible to even navigate options if you are going to be an honest employee? I pride myself on being an honest gal….
Read moreWho are you, really?
Do you really turn into your parents as you grow up? Now, don’t get me wrong, I love my parents very much and they were/are great parents. I was lucky to have a mother who was a social butterfly (unlike this quiet lady typing) and wanted her daughters to have ALL the sleepovers, ALL the…
Read moreDirty shoes and unclosed toilet lids.
Tis the season to panic. I’m not one to enjoy a home flooded with guests I don’t know all that well. I take my home (my retreat) very seriously. It’s my little oasis of meaningful things and maintained energy that brings me a level of calm serenity, reliability and offers a sense of security… perhaps…
Read moreThe merry-go-round of too nice…make it stop.
At work this week we have no air conditioning. One would presume that would be adequate reason to work from home…I mean, we have full capability to connect to the major networks from home and do our job in all its entirety without any hinderance. So, we’re going to work from home, right? Wrong. For…
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