Body & Health
Dark dog of exhaustion
I love to watch my kids sleep. I enjoy this for many reasons; to witness a state of deep relaxation, to observe their sweet features, and to know…
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The Deep Suck of Depression
I’ve been around depressed people. You can feel it. It’s like they have more gravity, and their energy pulls on you. It makes you want to run away,…
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Empowering questions*
I’ve got no idea what to write today, so perhaps it is time to feed my mind some new questions to chew on. Such as; What can I…
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The Inside on Fight or Flight
If you’ve ever had a panic attack, you know what the physical “flight or fight response” feels like. The rapid heart rate, dark, narrow vision and focused, simplified…
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Mending from Adrenaline
Ever notice when you are stressed, and adrenaline swims through you like a incessant espresso drip, how you tend to abbreviate incoming information just to keep going? I…
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An unstable shame
I wonder the purpose of shame. In this internet-serviced world, shamings are “done” to public figures routinely. What is interesting to me, is how so many of these…
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Beauty for the highly sensitive person
I’ve recently seen a very interesting, thought provoking, yet wildly violent and dystopian movie, and I’m not sure that was a good idea. Like many people, I’m pretty…
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Waitress tale
When I was engaged, I remember serving a pair of mafia girlfriends and their partners in my section. “What is the difference between a girlfriend and a wife?”…
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The ain’t-no-baby-in-there baby belly
The last few weeks, my daughter has been pointing out to me that my belly is “big.” And it is. It is also much rounder than my garden…