I Am Forgetting To Smile

Forgetting to smile is not a new revelation to me. I thought I would share with the few who quietly acknowledge they are forgetting to smile. Here is what I mean. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com I have self-diagnosed with mild depression I struggle to find joy in anything (except my 2 month old cute …

Randomness

I am sitting here covered with a blanket because I feel cold after turning on my AC for 10 minutes at 70 degrees. It's 93 degrees outside but it feels like 97 which is just a smidgen hot for me. Anyone who knows me has never heard me say I am too hot. I am …

Control

The Janet Jackson song comes to mind 🎶🎤 Control. It's okay if you want to Youtube the song for nostalgia sake. So, a few things inspired this rambling. While I was on vacation, we had taken a water taxi to do a short excursion and on the way back, we saw police tapes. As the …

Marriage Advice: Run…Like the Wind

Mohamed_Hassan/Pixabay.com Oh stop it! Laugh with me. So I was at a work bridal shower recently and the Mrs-to-be quizzed the attendees on their marriage advice. I said "run" and the person beside me said "like the wind." 🙂 I was actually joking but the person beside me was serious. She was a divorcee who …

Boundaries – Disappointing Self

Recently, I found myself very angry. Red hot poker angry at someone. I was at home stewing and marinating on why 'you' made me angry. After hours, sleep and more ruminating, I could not stop feeling all these emotions - betrayed, disappointment, used etc. I felt so justified. I felt like a victim. Right before …

Single Life: Hate the Cold, Depression & Seasonal Affect Issues

It's winter for me - winter is defined as "I can't wear opened toed sandals." Everyone knows me by my incessant complaints of being cold, hating the cold and dressing almost like an Eskimo (I could use some of their arctic clothing). These are the moments I will lament I miss the warmth of Arizona. I can't get …

The Thrill Is Dead

It takes a lot to get up, put your gear on and drive yourself each day when there is no purpose or goals between wake up and bed time.

A Woman Loss

I am a woman loss. It has been happening so much more in the last few years because of different things occurring in my life. I am very changed and not always for the better from who I was in my early 30s. I can see it and feel it - my attitude, my mood, thought process. I know that …

Common Sense Guide to Self-Love

Do not confuse self-love with conceit or selfishness. The act of self-love is learning and practicing ways to take care of your mind, body, emotions and spirit. In my day-to-day work with patients, there is an overwhelming problem with self-love. People consistently fight against it and choose to wallow in their pain and pity. This became an …

The Power of Positive Thought: Happiness Loves Company Too

(Image from http://thewheelergroup.wordpress.com/2008/07/29/are-you-a-tigger-or-an-eeyore/) Winnie the Pooh is a very lovable children's story that I never found interesting. I do remember snippets of the cartoon and I was always bummed out by Eeyore the clinically depressed donkey. As an adult, it still is hard to watch his mopey character. On the other hand, there is Tigger, the bouncy and positive tiger. Those two characters …