swept up

Do you really ever heal from past hurts? I got to thinking about the fact that we have all had things in our lives that have hurt us...whether physically, mentally, emotionally... but do we ever truly heal from those hurts or do we just learn a new way of life? Do we put up our …

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what would you write

Photo by Linda Eller-Shein on Pexels.com If you had to write on these post-it notes the labels about yourself...what would you write? MomWifeFriendDaughterSisterAuntIn-law Let's go deeper... fearful and surpriseddepressed and thankfulanxious and peacefuldreadful and satisfiedalone and supportedscarred and triumphantinadequate and astoundedinsecure and secureguilty and passionatehopeless and eagersadness and affectionatehurt and optimisticresentful and hopefuldisgusted and excitedconfused …

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fears

I live with anxiety and depression. I don't know when it's going to strike and what is going to be my tipping point...which can easily lead to a panic attack if I can't/don't stop the fears. Photo by SHVETS production on Pexels.com The thing that I have learned is many of my fears are unrealistic. …

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fear

Fear is a natural, powerful, and primitive human emotion. It involves a universal biochemical response as well as a high individual emotional response. Fear alerts us to the presence of danger or the threat of harm, whether that danger is physical or psychological. (https://www.verywellmind.com/the-psychology-of-fear-2671696#:~:text=Fear%20is%20a%20natural%2C%20powerful,danger%20is%20physical%20or%20psychological.) Some fears we talk freely about - our fears of spiders, heights, …

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