anger

I got yelled at today for over half an hour by an employee who was angry over some things. One of the things that he said multiple times was how he had "anger issues". Don't worry...this blog isn't going to be about me complaining about my job or about my job at all. It has …

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my son

My son is the one who drives me crazy but he is my life. He’s 9 years old and ridiculously smart when it comes to animals. His dream is to go work at Australia Zoo with Steve Irwin’s family. I remember when he was younger he came up to me with some random animal fact …

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want need or both

Sometimes what you want and what you need are completely different. Other times, they are the exact same thing. This week is all about relaxation. Enjoying time with friends. Being on and in the water. Laughing until we can’t breathe. Taking time away from the responsibilities of being an adult. Turning off the work email …

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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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sad

If someone were to ask me how I'm feeling right now the answer would be sadness. I know it's a blanket term, but I don't know how to break it down right now. Photo by Engin Akyurt on Pexels.com I looked at the feelings wheel to see if I could figure out more specific feelings. …

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feelings

I have been trying to feel…the good and the bad and everything in-between. I want to be honest and do check-ins with my feelings. It’s easy to push off the “bad” emotions because that is what we are taught to do…but why?  Isn’t it healthier for me to allow them to happen?  Rather than sweeping …

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