Photo by Providence Doucet on Unsplash Every year I witness the end of summer with a sense of sadness. I am a summer girl! I love the sun, the beach and everything that goes with summer holidays. I know, the holidays were over weeks ago, but it still feels like holidays when I come home with a … [Read more...]
Photo by Jeremy Bishop on Unsplash This week I celebrate the twelfth anniversary of leaving a dysfunctional marriage. Far from being one big courageous step, looking back I can see it was actually the culmination of many small steps, taken over many years until that moment it was … [Read more...]
According to Nathaniel Branden’s quote, the second step toward change is acceptance. This week I’ve been experiencing frustrations that things aren’t moving as smoothly or quickly as I’d like. I’ve had the awareness but when does the change come? Acceptance – it is what it is, so be it. My … [Read more...]
This week I’ve begun to reclaim my life! You might think this is the strangest comment for someone who says I help you reclaim yours but here’s what I’ve realized: every time I begin to make a change I get caught in the trap of having to do it the way everyone/someone else says is “the” way to do … [Read more...]
This week as my transition continues I watch success intermingle with failure and at each point, I get to ask myself – what is really going on here? I get to remind myself – why exactly did I want this? and I get to acknowledge to myself – I did that so much better than last time! Change, … [Read more...]