A case of spring fever
[Image credit: dan] You may be familiar with the TV commercial catchphrase from the 80s: I’ve fallen … and I can’t get up. On that same note, I’m stuck in a rut … and I can’t get out. I’ve...
View ArticleSettling for less in life and love
[Image credit: Usamedeniz] I was talking to a friend the other day and mentioned how I keep trying to fill the void in my life. “Writing doesn’t do it for you?” she said. Admittedly, writing is only a...
View ArticleJokers to the left of me, clowns to the right of me: reality’s call
Since I attended a writers’ retreat last month—see “The power of networking…”—a mirror image of me moves throughout each day disconnected from reality. The crux of the matter is that my mind and heart...
View ArticleTaming the monkeys with practical tips: how to ‘unstick’ yourself
Thirty-seven days ago I felt stuck. Questions like: What am I doing with my life? Where do I even begin? wrestled each other in a mind full of monkeys. And then a new friend I met during a recent...
View ArticleThe time is now: maybe that simply means trying something new
Have you been repeating the same thing, over and over, yet never experience different results? Like trying to lose weight or breaking a habit or attempting to follow your dreams? I’ve often wished I...
View ArticleA call to action: setting the wheels in motion
Photo by Laura Ockel on Unsplash. A few weeks ago, I ran across a meme on social media filled with words I needed to hear. Maybe you do, too. Basically, you wouldn’t plant a seed, and then dig it up...
View ArticleTwo are better than one: sharing our burdens
Photo by Honey Fangs on Unsplash. Two are better than one… If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. ~ Ecclesiastes 4:9-10a A couple weeks ago, my husband and I were acting out the...
View ArticleBetween a rock and a hard place: making peace with your stuckness
Noun. stuckness (uncountable) (informal) The state of being stuck (in all senses) When I recently found myself experiencing a state of stuckness, my type A personality jumped in to invent a solution....
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