Month in Review – January 2012
I had a wonderful January! Yes, it was incredibly hot and I was a sweaty mess pretty much 24/7 – make-up very quickly fell by the wayside. Yes, I was pinching my pennies till they howled. But… I went on leave! It was just over a week, but it was heaven on earth. I really…
HLC – Group Therapy – Week 4
This week we had two options. The first was to perform random acts of kindness towards others and the second was to nurture ourselves. Since I’m on leave this week and not really in contact with people (more about that in an upcoming post), I opted for the second. Today I had a Swedish Massage. …
The Real Me
In my previous post – thank you for the wonderful and encouraging comments! – Karen mentioned the Myers-Brigg Personality Type Indicator and Ellen encouraged me to do the test. I’ve done it before – years ago – and can’t even remember what I was, a clear indication that I was more into avoidance than introspection…
HLC – Group Therapy – Week 3
This week’s exercise: Between now and group therapy on Thursday, think about an activity that would challenge your comfort zone; then, confront that fear and do it. This is your challenge, so be as daring or as conservative as you want – but stretch yourself beyond what you think you can do. Thought for the…
Watermelon Smoothie
I’m in heaven at the moment with all the great summer fruit in abundance. One of my favorite summer fruits is watermelon. I devised this great smoothie this past weekend. Watermelon Smoothie half a watermelon 1 cup strawberries 2 kiwi fruit flesh of a small lime 4 bananas a cup of water a few ice…
Roundup – Week 2 of 2012
This was the week in which I pulled my emergency brake. I did not go back to the pool after TOM left. My feet swelled up again. I went to bed late every night. I allowed myself to be sucked into every drama and operated from a lack-perspective instead of a place of abundance. It…
HLC – Group Therapy – Week 2
I decided to post the whole exercise here and add my input in italics. Exercise for the week: Do this at some point before Thursday so you can write about the experience. Think about the answers to these esteem-deflating questions. How often do you carry these thought around with you on a daily basis? My…
Making Love, Not War
I’m a closet hippie. Minus the drugs, of course, and possibly with more soap. (I didn’t really know this until recently, but now that I do, so much about myself and my life makes perfect sense to me. That’s another day’s navel-gazing, though.) A hippie is a person who opposes and rejects many of the…
Roundup – Week 1 of 2012
What a difference a week makes! A week ago the meds for the sinus infection that had exhausted me so was just starting to kick in. When I was getting my prescription, I also asked the pharmacist for a tonic or something just to give me a little lift. I didn’t want a stimulant like…
HLC – Group Therapy – Week 1
For the Hate Loss Challenge Group Therapy session this week we have to discuss where our feelings of being unworthy and undeserving of the good things in life come from. As if that isn’t tough enough, we then have to think about forgiveness and letting go. I’m not going to lie to you – I’ve…
