New Directions
Every Tuesday I drive across the city during rush hour. Usually the route is pretty straight forward, but over the last few months there has been a fair amount of construction along the way and with...
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Stop Blaming Others
I don’t think of myself as someone who blames my woes on others. But recently I’ve been looking at how I communicate with those around me, and I’m beginning to have doubts about this. I’m not talking...
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Seeing In Spite of the Sadness
It’s late today and I’m tired and I feel sad. I feel very, very sad. As I was thinking about heading to bed I realized that I needed to write today and began wondering why I was feeling sad and how I...
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Part of my journey as a highly sensitive parent has been disconnecting from the intense feelings I carry for for my children. This may sound like an unhealthy thing, but in actuality it is the...
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Thoughts Are Not Facts
How I Plan On Changing: I need to walk through this exercise with a few of my lingering, unhealthy thoughts. Maybe I will be brave enough to post the results!
View ArticleGifting Myself
I was reflecting on Rick Hanson’s post today on learning to gift ourselves: www.rickhanson.net/gift-yourself This exercise, like many in the self-caring section of Rick’s books and in his course,...
View ArticlePrioritizing Our Purchases
I have a running wishlist of things we would like purchase, things that we would like to replace, or things we think would be fun to own. As non-consumers we work really hard to only purchase items...
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Gratitude Journal
1. Running errands with my husband. 2. The guilty pleasure of a Quarter Pounder with fries and pop. 3. Watching awful reality television (Twinnings) with my teens. 4. The smell and feel of the fabric...
View ArticleSeeing the Failures
I see things. Thankfully, not dead people. (That’s a movie trope reference. If you don’t know it I won’t spoil it.) I have generalized anxiety disorder. This mean that I notice all the things that can...
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From Dust Ruffle to King’s Robe – Henry V
The design team for Such Stuff Players, Henry V had decided on a colour scheme of red, golds and brown for the English, and silver, blue and grey for the French. As our budget is less than a couple of...
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