Late at night, I know I should be trying to sleep and I am watching a rerun of NCIS. It is the episode that Gibbs persuades Timothy that after an ordeal he should seek counseling. The counselor listens to Timothy’s concerns then states, “Worry is a bully.” It was like a huge light bulb moment. …
I was looking for the author of the poem that I posted on my other blog. http://weareone-ruth.blogspot.com/2018/05/healing-is-messy.html The poem appealed to me because I felt like there was someone else besides me that seems to think it is OK to be messy while we heal and that after healing life is still messy. So…
The title to this article intrigued me: Emotional Mindfulness: What Anger, Vulnerability & Despair Teach Us Emotional Mindfulness: What Anger, Vulnerability & Despair Teach Us I enjoy coming across an article that agrees with me. I spent a large portion of my life unable to access how I felt. Through brutal childhood experience I learned to separate…
One definition of thriving is feeling Happy. Living through deep depression, PTSD or some people call it CPTSD, cancer, and suicidal ideology, happiness seemed elusive or fleeting. Years ago a lady I knew wrote a song about Happiness is Like a butterfly….When pursued is frightened and shied. I lived hearing things like when you get…
My counselor told me early on that his goal for me was to not just survive but to thrive. Rah Rah Great….The next week I came back and asked, “What is thriving?” At first he seemed to think I was jerking his chain then he realized I didn’t know what he meant, for real. He…
I was asked how did I reconnect to my feelings…….This is my response. My counselor worked with me for years but there are a few basics that made a big difference. Rule #1 Stop lying, especially to yourself. Emotions are messy and temporary. Ignoring them, they will go away taking happiness, contentment and joy with…
My friend posted an article about cancer patients that are bombarded with ‘easy answers’ and ‘insensitive advice’. Steven Thrasher the author shared his sister’s experience with cancer. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/mar/26/do-not-tell-cancer-patients-cures-they-could-be-doing She fought for 15 years before the cancer beat her. He shares how people advised her to drink juice, do yoga, be cheerful and many other less…
