Tag: worry
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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 View From Where?
I flew for the first time in a long time. We had somewhere to go to do some work, and the whole airport/security lines dance was a reminder of what I used to do more frequently. We were arriving early in the morning, and the cloud cover was solid–down below would be wet and dreary.…
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To Sleep–Perhaps To Dream
There’s something calming about watching a baby sleep. Life is turned off, there are no concerns or worries, and the rest is real. No carrying of burdens, no fretting over problems that have no apparent solution. Real sleep. Kolly, at almost three months, has a rhythm for her sleep. She naps when needed, wakes when…
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Press In To Who You Are
We gathered on my porch and in my yard, social distancing and grateful to be together. Women need connections; coming together meets needs in feminine hearts that zoom can’t accomplish. Sharing with one another provided the backdrop for a chance to be creative. Each woman was given several packets of magic clay and was…
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The Capricious Challenge Of Catching Zzz’s
Sleep. We need it. This isn’t as obvious a comment as one might think. As a young mom, I managed to go long periods of time without it. I’d feed a newborn in the middle of the night, then rise and shine with my older kids in the morning. Keep moving through the day till…
Tip of My Iceberg 