Tag: Perspective
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It’s as Beautiful or as Terrible as You Make It
What do I fear? What kind of energy am I holding inside? Instead of racing around in my head, I want to choose peace. Healing and calm CAN replace negative, toxic thoughts and emotions. This initially fills me with anxiety, as I internalize the message, “Your wellness is your responsibility. If you were good at…
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The Nature of My Insecurity
When I read this, my anxiety rises. My head knows it is beautiful and I breathe, knowing it should feel good to revisit. Instead, I see a list of characteristics and rate my performance on each in the back of my mind, not comparing myself to others but judging against an ideal. The first hit…
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This or That?
In any given circumstance, the only thing we can actually control is our perspective. Any person can view a rainy day as gloomy, considering it bad weather, or embrace the chance to curl up and binge watch a new series. Mostly stuck in bed with chronic pain, fatigue, and illness, I’m experiencing great difficulty changing…
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NOW
For years, the hamster on the wheel in my head kept a pretty steady pace. On to the next thing, then the next and the next…. My mom pointed this out as I started senior year of my bachelor’s degree. She said that I had barely noticed my final year of high school for focusing…
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Essential
I must say, I would be excellent at staying home. I do it whenever I get a chance. I would be able to sit on the deck for sunshine and fresh air. I’d get the yard borders ready for some planting later this spring. But, no, I’m essential; even though I don’t think that’s the…
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Riding the Waves
No longer in the darkness that enveloped me last November, I feel like the two things I have to work on right now are being okay with being okay and not reacting to every wave in life as though it’s a tsunami. In the midst of a major depressive episode, every ripple in the waters…
SurvivingSara 