“Whatever happens to you belongs to you. Make it yours. Feed it to yourself even if it feels impossible to swallow. Let it nurture you because it will.”—Cheryl Strayed
I’m used to working from home – I have been doing it for five years. And it didn’t feel different, to begin with, although last week things began to sour like a sourdough starter I’m growing in my kitchen – no baking yeast, we make sourdough!
Let's talk about fun.
Even in difficult times like the coronavirus pandemic, you need to have fun and enjoy yourself.
Why?
Because joyful activities will boost your immune system and help you cope with the situation.
”Never lose a holy curiosity.” – Albert Einstein
Are you going on with your ”normal life” while the pain of a toxic relationship with your mother tears you apart.
You keep on putting one foot in front of the other like a zombie, not dead but not living either. Barely hanging on, gasping for a breath of fresh air.
And all you want is to be free to live your life and be happy.
Sigh.
Have you ever made New Year’s resolutions?
Maybe it was to finally get away from a toxic person, or to lose 30 pounds, or to quit smoking.
Most of us have. [Read more…]
Your brain is more unique than your fingerprints, remember?
It builds new connections between brain cells your entire life. Then it weaves them into networks, constructing and reconstructing itself.
Sometimes it overreacts, making lightning-fast decisions based on obsolete data. The past becomes suddenly the present, and once more the pain overwhelms you, as if that horrible event was happening right now. [Read more…]
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