July Chronic Voice Linkup https://www.achronicvoice.com/2020/06/28/july-linkup-2020-chronic-illnesses/
June Adventures and Updates Boy this year has sure not gone the way I had hoped when I made my goals and vision plan for 2020. Here is it mid June and the last 3 months have been pretty much spent in hibernation. Well I have been told I snore like a bear but I prefer to hibernate in winter much like the bears do. How are you doing on your 2020 goals and plans in spite of everything that has thrown you curve balls?
April A to Z 2020 Letter J Joy Finding Joy In Times Of Struggle.
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April A to Z Blog Challenge Post #1 I am joining up with the April blogging A to Z challenge. A APRIL “April Showers Bring May Flowers”
Darkness This weeks writing prompt for Five Minute Friday is Darkness. I have spent so much of my life fighting depression. Fighting my way out of the depression. The weight of not being able to find joy in the blessings in life. Feeling guilty for not feeling joy for the things I should.
Mental Health Matters First off to my faithful readers I have to apologize that in the last month I’ve been quite forgetful and scattered with my posting. Please forgive me and stick around as I try to get my act together. Thanks for reading. Also because I tend to be over apologetic and say I’m sorry for things that aren’t mine to be sorry for and tend to feel guilty for things that I can’t control I’m told that my mental health requires me to stop being over apologetic.. So I promise to stop apologizing for being human (or at…
Saving your sanity when recovery requires restricted activity level This last week I have not been able to be up and around much due to some illness that remains a mystery. During the time my body is demanding I rest I was reminded of prior times of being frustrated at being laid up. Then I remembered this post I had started previously. So I am here to revive it and finish it so that it can help someone else. This way I am not being unproductive while being under the weather. When I was on bedrest during my twin pregnancy…
Welcome to My Spiritual Journey: Mothering and Meditation My Spiritual Journey: Today I looked back through some old blog posts. About six years ago, when my youngest daughter was new-born, I experienced a bout of mild depression. It was not clinically diagnosed: I visited a doctor who informed me that I did not need treatment for post-natal depression, I needed marriage counselling. I still remember that doctor and her abrupt manner. She was not at all helpful or sympathetic to my struggles. At the time I was home alone with two young children and the family dog, plus other pets,…
Welcome, I had asked fellow bloggers to help me out with posts while I am recovering from surgeries. Jen at Diffusing the Tension was one of the first to reply. Jen is a mental health advocate whose blog Focuses on awareness of mental health issues. She also has another interesting page called True Crime I would like to increase awareness, education, and advocacy for those struggling with often misunderstood mental health issues. Diffusing the Tension 7 Difficult Facts About Anxiety. I have quoted a few excerpts from it. These quotes are just a sampling of the hope and facts…