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On Becoming a Writer
Earlier (and often), I wrote about dissatisfaction and frustration with self, actions, and fear. It goes against the I’m-enough mantra. It’s part of why I started a blog. This time of year, it weighs heavy on my (and others’) mind due to all the talk about 2018 accomplishments and 2019 goals. Today I saw a post that was entirely related to positive reflections with and about the past. Being the ever-optimist, this post spoke to me much more than the others. As I re-read last month’s writing, even in my desire to make a change for the better in my life, I noticed those pieces were negative. Like something is…
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A Best Self… of Some Sort
I often say, to myself of course, but now to you, that I am trying to be my “Best Self.” That is my true and worthy goal, and a desire that is a blessing and a curse. I, like many my age, are trying to reach some level of better that probably borders on perfection—probably impossible to attain (probably). Best Self? What is that anyway? I am a true believer that perfectionism is a form of fear. I try to avoid it. All of these terms, I believe, are more likely related to empowerment. The void between self-loathing and empowerment is vast–I’d need a ship to make passage. I think…
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On My Dream of Simplicity
How to make a life, not just a living. I had been longing to visit the Dream Bank in Madison for the past couple years–since I knew it existed. Everything I had heard about the mission and goals to inspire the community made it very appealing to me. So after finding this freedom (from work), I decided to monitor and set goals for each day and week as to input and output. This transformed by time, whether I was spending time with my mother or pursuing other learning. Remember, this is the time for me to acquire that which is not possible while working. So last month Bruce and I…
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Financial Wellness Really is a Thing
And It Is a Workout! New year brings a plethora of approaches to make your life better. I’ve heard this term: Financial Wellness. I am not a stranger to this term. As a School Wellness Liaison, this category came up in the content to support teacher wellness. When I first heard it, I found it a bit odd. It was the thing not like the others that I was passing along to teachers to support their wellness: workouts, sleep, meditation, nutrition. All the normal wellness approaches that I know much about sat well in my self-improvement expanding knowledge. But finances!? There is something that I don’t have a lot of…
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Dear 2019, Please be kind.
I’ve been writing for about a month; free from work responsibilities (what I call freedom) for just over two months and now the old year is coming to a close, new year looming—everyone is talking about it. It offers everyone a space for reflection and renewal. How will I show up? How will I rise to the the shine of sun on January 1st? Will I retreat and close the shades or let the sun inspire new opportunities and possibilities? I’ve imagined for two months the transformation to come. It’s out there. Not just the new year. I have imagined the next part of life and bear witness to the…
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Welcome to my blog!
Hello blog world and dear friends old and new! Because… I’m showing up, I am doing this exercise in vulnerability and overcoming fear. I can’t imagine anything more terrifying and (hopefully) rewarding than sharing my thoughts big and small. This is how I have decided to test my theories about why women (like me) are so reluctant to embrace fearlessness. I have no real research or expertise that makes my thoughts valuable. I read a lot and confess to being a self-help junkie just because I am curious about what a “best life” is and how to attain it without causing more suffering. I have found that what I am…
