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Being Responsible. Abstractions.
I’m feeling it – the load of responsibility. I am feeling it tremendously today. I washed the left over dishes from my weekend meal prepping after work. I wasn’t thrilled at the idea yet recognized it would be the mental immunity I needed from a ‘mind full day’. Dishes. It’s meditative. There was a rise…
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Recovering Toxic Parent. Toxic Family
This is not an easy topic to explore. And I am willing to reveal, I come from a toxic family. Because that is true, it is also true I am a toxic person. On one level, I feel devastated about this truth. When I feel into this reality, a deep sensation arises with such vigor…
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Desires and Wants
I’m rigorously unprobleming my problem. The problem is… I am getting in my own way. The problem is that I don’t always remember what it feels like to get in my own way. I think it’s part of the human condition to forget at-least it’s comforting to say this so I’m not harshly judging myself…
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Trying to Parent While Parenting Myself: Single Mom; How? Memorandum to My Son
Depressed, overwhelmed, angry —there is nothing wrong with these emotions. Life can feel like a tremendous responsibility when our stress meter rises above our capability. Feeling negative or having negative mind speak is not pleasant. As a single mom with two kids with disparate ages – 8 and 21, I am called to look at…
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Trying to Parent While Parenting Myself: Single Mom; A Society of Disguised Obedience
I’m feeling very passionate about parenting right now. The last month of my life, I took an unexpected month long sabbatical to support my 21-year-old son through a difficult time; a process that will require patience, self-control, love, understanding, and empathic guidance. All attributes I’m trying my best to develop for myself and the relationships…