July 2012

Sprinkles of Self-Compassion

July 31, 2012
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My mind, body, & soul feel like they’ve been through a meat-grinder the last few days.  I let the pain of my emotional life wash over me like contractions, just trying to get through each one without making it worse. I coo to myself, “You’re ok, you’re safe, you’re not bad, you’re not bad. I [...]

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If You Do What You Always Do, You’ll Get What You’ve Always Got

July 30, 2012

Angie baby right out of the bath–her eyes are saying, “Please Mommy, don’t ever put me in the big, white wet thing where water comes out. Even if you give me treats I still hate it…” (Angie makes me smile so I needed her presence to write this post) * “If you do what you [...]

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Crash. Burn. Float. Breathe.

July 28, 2012

  Sometimes I’m scared to share parts of my heart with the world, even when I’m certain that there are others who can relate.  There are others who can relate to the feeling of having no emotional skin and spending day after day emotionally bleeding because of things that were meant to hurt and words/actions [...]

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Closer and Closer to Launching My Biz!

July 25, 2012

What a week this has been and it’s only Wednesday! Yesterday I decided to splurge a little bit and buy a few pieces of absolutely amazing looking jewelry. The pieces are from a company called The Vintage Pearl and when I saw their designs it was love at first sight.  Their work is exactly the [...]

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Spotlight: Self-Care Products for Everyone

July 23, 2012

Happy Monday everyone! I’m very happy today because the boyfriend drove down Saturday and is going to be staying with me for a few weeks.  He even woke up early to make me a cup of coffee yesterday and better yet, he was the one who brought the coffee without knowing I ran out right [...]

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Dealing with the Tragedy in Colorado

July 20, 2012
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Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu (image source)     May all beings everywhere be happy and free, and may the thoughts, words, and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and to that freedom for all. (source)  This morning I woke up feeling better than most days.  I had slept well and [...]

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What I’ve Learned from the Story Never Shared: Turning Trauma into Strength

July 19, 2012

It was a tough decision to share my story (part 1 and part 2), and I didn’t do it to evoke sympathy, but I wanted my readers to know where I’ve been and why I have decided to be so raw in my writing.  After years of having to hide this in the dark and [...]

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Almost Amish Adventure & 8 Months in Recovery

July 16, 2012

Another Monday, another chance to make life what I want it to be. Last week a few things in my personal life threw me of kilter and I unintentionally took a break from my laptop so I could sort things out in my own head.  I’ve been pretty lonely and my dad was on a [...]

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For The Love of the Fur Babies

July 9, 2012

Another Monday! As if that really needed stating but I’m in a decent mood this morning after a difficult weekend.  Sharing Part II of my story was a tough decision, because now it’s out there for the world to see, but at the same time, I felt it was necessary.  Not talking about the realities [...]

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The Story I’ve Never Shared: Part II

July 7, 2012

If you missed Part I of the story, please read that before reading this post, otherwise this might not make a lot of sense.  Thank you. (image source) It was a long drive to the Sydney airport with my exchange family.  I knew that I had a lot of friends meeting me there, as well [...]

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