Posts Tagged: strength

With A Little Help From My Friends

November 7th, 2013
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Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends,
Mmm, gonna try with a little help from my friends. . .
                                        ~ The Beatles
Whether it’s alcoholism, gambling, overeating, drug addiction or grief, I believe that others who are traveling the same unpredictable path as ourselves can often offer the greatest amount of inspiration.
It may seem slow and incredibly painful but I found that when you sit and share your story with others facing the same issues, there is a sense of relief that you have finally found people who understand the depth of what you are … Read More

Changing It Up

November 4th, 2013
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It is never too late to make changes in your life. You can be 22, 42, 62 or even 92 and suddenly decide it’s time for a change.  But you have to want it.  You can’t do it just because others want you to.  You need to make changes and take care of yourself for yourself. I was thinking about this because a wonderful friend of mine was discharged from the hospital this past Saturday after having her gall bladder removed on Friday.  It all happened very quickly and it was scary for a short time because we weren’t sure… Read More

Here’s A Truth

October 7th, 2013
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Here’s a truth:  when I write about the importance of being positive and finding positive inspiration in our lives and the idea of finding and doing new things, sometimes it is as much for me as it is for you. Please don’t ever get the idea that I always have it together and that I am always able to just forge ahead with my life without any hesitations or second guessing or ever feeling inadequate.  I have those feelings just as anyone.  Those feelings tend to sneak up on me when I least suspect it and I fight hard to… Read More

Crying & Healing

July 8th, 2013
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This post is for anyone, and in particular someone who is close to me, who is currently going through an anxious time in their life and is unsure how it will turn out. Anxiety may be dogging you and causing sleepless nights, loss of appetite, an increase in appetite, a need to abuse alcohol or drugs (please don’t!!!!), crankiness or sadness and crying.  As in crying constantly.  Like every day.  At any time. This person close to me was talking recently about how crying really does make her feel better but she’s also aware that it doesn’t make others around… Read More

Monkey Bars

July 2nd, 2013
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Yesterday I wrote about one small aspect of holding on to a deceased loved one’s material things for a long time.  It’s a rather large emotional minefield of an issue but if you ride along with me for a bit more today maybe we can make some progress together and get on with it. Let’s be real:  nobody wants to hurt and nobody wants to feel pain.  It’s in our DNA to try and protect ourselves and so we naturally want to run away from pain and suffering; even sometimes to deny its existence.  I think this is one of… Read More

My SNL Experience

May 31st, 2013
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One of the items on my so-called bucket list actually happened and I still pinch myself about the experience. After watching Saturday Night Live on television for many, many years, I finally got to go to a LIVE SHOW!!  THANK YOU EMILY!!!!!  It was fascinating, it was great fun, it was high energy, it was pure entertainment!It was everything I ever thought it would be and more!!!  Talk about kick down the door, put yourself out there, over-the-top creativity!! I could go on and on about the skits, the people, the host, the musical entertainment but then this post would… Read More

The Odometer Rolls to 90

May 9th, 2013
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Work, children, friends, lovers, spouses. . . So much is happening in all of our lives and it all seems to zip along a lot faster than we want. At 90 years young, Regina Brett has a unique perspective on the rhythms of life and how to get back up and dust yourself off after life has kicked you in the teeth.  I have no idea whether I will live as long as Regina, but if I do, I hope to be the wise woman she has turned out to be!! Brett is a columnist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer… Read More

A Solid Sistahood

May 8th, 2013
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When I am with my good solid girlfriends — women whom I have known for years and years and years — I know I am blessed. When we get together we may be going on about our children, our hair color, a new diet or some story we heard about on the news, but the under current of all of that warm wonderful and familiar chatter is the inner knowledge that we are sistas who have each other’s backs and always will! Through beautiful and great times, times of trauma and then those other ugly times when you need to… Read More

Good Luck to Marathon Runners

April 13th, 2013
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Good luck today to my son and a great friend of his who are running a marathon in Richmond, VA!! It’s a beautiful day, perfect for being outside and running, and I hope their race is successful!! Hopefully, no one pulls anything or gets dehydrated. Stay strong runners!  Your efforts are amazing!!!… Read More