K.I.S.S.

Keep It Simple Sweety Yup, do not underestimate the power of combining several simple solutions.  Before I started counseling, I figured out that simple changes can make a profound difference.  During counseling I learned many more simple changes to make in my life.  At first, I was hesitant to try them, too easy.  But continued…

Rest…

PTSD does not allow for much resting.  Hyper-vigilance, insomnia, mind in overdrive are just a few of the emotional/physical states that make it hard to rest.  Making myself wake up early do more, work harder, trying to ‘prove’ I’m good enough is not the mindset of a person that gets rest.  I am learning that…

Routines

Major groan subject…Boring….been there done that. Why have such a dull post? “I was also sick of my neighbors, as most Parisians are. I now knew every second of the morning routine of the family upstairs. At 7:00 am alarm goes off, boom, Madame gets out of bed, puts on her deep-sea divers’ boots, and…