One of the gifts of introversion is that we have to be discriminating about our relationships. We know we only have so much energy for reaching out; if we’re going to invest, we want it to be good. ~ Laurie Helgoe, Introvert Power Often this gift of discriminating taste feels more like a burden than a [...]
It’s summer and I’m about to hit the wall. My thinking is sludgy and my responses are slow and disconnected. Kids arguing, household disorder and interruptions galore cloud my clarity and fatigue my body. I feel like I’ve eaten a gallon of mashed potatoes and a gravy-injected turkey and washed it down with six or seven [...]
Original oil painting by Susan Roux I now know what it feels like to live without a phone, internet or television. I spent 48 hours without such technology. It felt like a warm breeze through a sundress. I always say life is about relationships and experiences. A lack of buzzing, beeps, chimes and talking [...]
Three years ago a friend asked me, If you could have anything in the world what would it be? I immediately replied, Freedom. Burned Out Mommy At that time, I felt trapped and desperately out of sync with my self. I was mentally and emotionally exhausted from the care and activity of three children, a husband and a [...]
Out of necessity I have trained myself to keep the blues and energy draining feelings in check. I am in no way saying that I do not get the blues or feel down and gloomy occasionally. I’ve experienced debilitating stress and profound sadness but I’ve also worked my way through such funks to see the light [...]
Priority: A thing that is regarded as more important than another. We all want to be somebody's priority. We want to be someone's first call when they return from a trip. We want to be the one they make plans with for the weekend. We want the most attention. I've held children and adults as they [...]
