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blink=contemplation contemplation=thinking thinking=dreaming dreaming=fear fear=freak out freak out=coping mechanism coping mechanism=overeaction overeaction=negativity negativity=doubt doubt=pause pause=inaction inaction=depression depression=stagnation stagnation=standing still standing still=time time=contemplation…           blink……. ELY   11/5/2017

Everyone needs a dream! I think I grew up believing I wasn’t allowed to have a dream. And so I never got in the habit of making goals even if they were short term. I’m not talking about plans for … Continue reading →

I have had an interesting couple of years. Haven’t we all? I had to retire unexpectedly with mobility issues. I started home health care, physical and occupational therapy and got used to being home bound. Then a year later I … Continue reading →

Has your get-up-and-go gone on vacation? Does the idea of beginning your day make you want to crawl back under the covers? Are pj’s the new chic? And afternoon naps, chugging coffee and energy drinks a necessity to get through … Continue reading →

2014 marked an abrupt change in my life. Up until then, I was a full-time cake decorator specializing in wedding cakes. I had no plans to retire yet. I had to suddenly quit unexpectedly for health reasons. That began a … Continue reading →

Stressed out? Being pulled in a thousand directions? Wonder why you have NO energy? It might be that you are taking nutritional shortcuts, not eating properly, having trouble getting enough rest, and just feel totally drained! Have I got something … Continue reading →

Interesting where my thoughts take me sometime. I just returned home from a routine followup visit to my primary care physician. Just to check blood work and refill prescriptions. But every time I leave the house to go to the … Continue reading →

I have been using home health care for 3 years now. The nurse comes once a month for a catheter change and every couple of months they do a reassessment. I loved BSA Home Health care. About a year ago, … Continue reading →

Source: Home Sweet Tiny Home – Positive & Encouraging K-LOVE

Source: ‘The Space Between Us’ Is Now In Theaters – Positive & Encouraging K-LOVE

I received a generic/informative email today from my son about a family member. It was a reminder that we all might have differing political, religious, emotional or environmental interests and beliefs but that we are still family and need to treat … Continue reading →

Emotion. All hidden from myself, But falling out in unexpected ways. Uncertainty, feelings stumbling around Trying to be heard. Where did they come from? What are they trying to say? It’s a mystery with lingering emotional fallout that sprinkles over … Continue reading →

The past 2 months have been a whirlwind of emotions for all of us. My husbands new diagnosis of Congestive Heart Failure caused a lot of changes and left us with uncertainties. He began wearing a defibrillator vest that monitors … Continue reading →

I don’t like change. I never have. There is a certain amount of comfort to be had when you can pretend you have some control over how things happen in your life. And the way we do that is to … Continue reading →