With Cara Wykowski, Coach & Recovering Superwoman
Author’s Note: I found this blog on my computer, written last April, but not published until today.
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Writing has become difficult these days. My brain races from topic to topic. One thing I know is that it would be really easy to list the things I don’t have.
Hello there friends! Wondering where the heck I have been? Well, let me tell you, I have been “embracing change”. So as I nurse my heat wave induced headache and my second pineapple margarita, I am happy to bring you up to date. [Read more…] about Lessons Learned
In the bank parking lot yesterday, a car was backing up not realizing there was a woman walking directly behind them. I grabbed the woman’s arm, saying “watch out!” and pulled her out of danger. Was she thankful? No. She uttered a monotone response “…..please, I know” as she brushed off her sweater. Please what? Please save my life on another day? And you know “what” exactly? Obviously you don’t know that those little back up lights mean steer clear of a moving car’s blind spot. Next time I will let you live the consequence of your stupidity.
Cara Ann, what kind of example is that of your Christmas spirit? I’m busted. The truth is that there are days when I am tired of being an adult. Or should I say, I am tired of being responsible. I am tired of thinking before I speak. Being nice is seriously overrated. I have exhausted my charm, my patience and my goodwill. Today is one of those days.
I am in a Christmas Crisis.
[Read more…] about Christmas Crisis
There are times when the voices in your head can be really helpful! Recently I had a little situation where I decided to consult my inner wisdom or what I like to call, “My Girlfriend Voice or MGV for short” for a little advice.
Last Sunday, a friend hurt my feelings. There was no doubt that I was hurt but I couldn’t decide if I should I put a little space in between us or try to address the situation while the feelings were still fresh. [Read more…] about Now or Later? The Choice is Yours
On Friday’s, I volunteer with a day care program designed for people with early stage Alzheimer’s. I have the good fortune of selecting material for a reading and discussion hour. Today we talked about how a mother wished she had more patience and was never angry with her children but Mister Fred Rogers, educator and TV host, advised that the best thing we can do for our children is to express a wide range of emotions, including anger (just appropriately!) so that our children learn healthy habits.
I asked the class, “What is something important you wish to teach or talk to a child about?” The list was long but the answers that registered most with me were happiness, the power of prayer, compassion and the importance of helping others. I couldn’t agree more, adding my two cents, perfectionism is overrated. [Read more…] about TGIF = Thank Goodness I’m Fabulous
In my old house, there was a piece of duct tape covering a hole in the cracked glass window of the front door. I thought I was quite clever to tape up the draft but five years later, YES FIVE, I was replacing the tape and not the glass or the door. This was the sole entrance to our family home yet what was a little duct tape? Well, it was a metaphor for many things that were going on behind closed doors; both in the home and in my mind.
The doorway is an amazing visual. It is both a transition point and a boundary.
Doorways may represent a delicious opportunity……or closure to lessons learned and the drama of yesterday.
The doorway is a choice;
a point where you can continue forward,
pause and contemplate
or pass on by.
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