Tag: panic
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Unplug The Stress
photo courtesy of Artem Sapegin on Unsplash My jet-lagged, fogged-over brain woke me at 3:15 a.m. It was confused. Then my anxiety-driven brain ratcheted it up a notch by going into overdrive with all that needs to be done in the next few weeks as we finish with the group of people we’ve had here…
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The Cost Of Caring
Our days are filled with the tension of what we know and don’t know, of waiting and watching to see what comes next. We anticipate what we hope will happen. Often with little to no control over circumstances. Such was the case as we waited for the birth of Baby Nolan. My daughter was having…
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Twist And Shout–With A Splash
In a world that, for the most part, embraces the value of cleanliness, there are two groups of people. Those who shower–the git ‘er done folks who don’t dilly dally, and the soakers–those who embrace the peace of the moment. With limited time, I value a few moments alone to think in the shower. A…
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It Wasn’t Supposed To Look Like That
You’d think if I knew there was a good to excellent chance of eating my words, I’d choose them with a little more care. With thought to what they might taste like coming back at me. There’s always that chance that things I’ve said will be used as a reminder that my walk doesn’t always…