New Year’s Day Tradition Since 2015, when I married my husband and moved overseas to Qatar, I enjoyed a tradition of starting each New Year’s Day in a different country. I was able to start this tradition because Michael and I worked in education and during Christmas Break, we would travel. I’m allowing myself the…
Category: Thoughts and Feelings
Trauma, Flashbacks and Dissociative Disorders
I want to write. I want to express. I have so much I want to say. I don’t know where to start. It has been a while. The heart is an interesting thing. Not the heart – the muscle that keeps me alive. The emotional heart. Maybe, more correctly, the emotional body – how much…
My 52nd Birthday – Reflections of a COVID Year
I Turned 50 in Kerala, India I Turned 51 in British Columbia, Canada I Turned 52 in Nova Scotia, Canada Reflections – This Past Year This past year has been steeped in the COVID pandemic. This is a year of wearing a mask, hand washing, hand sanitizing, social distancing, seeing family via Skype, as well…
Have You Seen Bob?
Update – April 30th, 2021 Bob went missing this past January 9th, 2021. His body was found yesterday, April 29th, 2021. He drowned in Falls Lake. He has been dead for many months based on the condition of his body. We took his body to the vet where he was scanned and the microchip number…
Happily Ever After – After Every Challenge!
Happily Ever After I believe in happily ever after. That is, happily ever after – after every challenge we face! Life is a constant stream of challenges. Therefore, we will always have a happy ending – once we’ve truly stepped into and walked through every challenge we face. That is why the happy ending of…
Inner Strength and Self-Preservation
It’s an interesting thing. Inner strength. Same with self-preservation. There are no great words of wisdom here today. Just thoughts. Lots of them. Today, I continue discovering who I really am. S, 🎄 Photo Credit – Pinterest
14 Day COVID Quarantine in Nova Scotia, Canada
Airport Arrival Protocol I flew out of Victoria International Airport in British Columbia, with a short layover at the Toronto Pearson International Airport in Ontario, to arrive at my final destination of Nova Scotia and the Halifax Stanfield International Airport. All those arriving in Halifax had to fill out a COVID check-in document, and could…
Confidence and Faith Are A Muscle
I had a thought yesterday, how confidence and faith are like a muscle – the more I flex these muscles – the stronger they get. Therefore, I can increase my confidence and faith about what could go right, instead of what could go wrong. I let my faith be stronger than my fear… S, 🌻…
Storms and Sunshine
There are those events in life that bring pain and storms – storms of emotions that are challenging to navigate through, even with the help of a compass. As we move through the storm, we may not see the clearing ahead. We forget the calm after the storm because we’re doing everything we can in…
Ten of My Favorite Feelings – Joyful Stephanie
Thank You Omobola I was nominated by Omobola, author of the blog Live life Live Fully, to write ten of my favorite feelings. Over the years, I’ve blogged extensively about my emotional journey through alcohol addiction and anxiety; first as a medium for exploring and gaining clarity of my own story, second in hopes that…