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Being Intentional about Mental Health
Lately I’ve talked to a lot of people who are battling anxiety and depression, who are feeling hopeless, who have a solid level of self-loathing going on, and all of them tell me how this and that the other is the problem. The fact is for all of them, they are their own biggest problem.…
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“The Madison” Addressing Grief
I have been watching clips from The Madison, a series with the very talented Michelle Pfeiffer as her character grieves the death of her husband. It is so courageous and beautiful in its rawness. Y’all know I write about grief a lot, less than I used to, but a lot of my writing has been…
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The Problem
Have you ever read any of the Hank the Cow Dog books? I have read or listened to several, and at first, they seem really funny. In fact, I would read them while I peddled several miles on the recumbent bike in the gym and laugh so hard people would come over to ask what…
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Fitting
I was getting ready for lunch with a friend. When I looked through my clothes to find something to wear, I realized none of them fit me anymore. Not like they are the wrong size, although some are, but they don’t fit ME. They fit who I have been for years. The casual, blend into…
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“Are You Happy?”
“You post all this sad stuff.Are you ever happy?Do you ever laugh?” LOL Um, yes, to both, a lot. You can ask my website designer for my photography page I have fuzzy slippers, and I am not afraid to use them. 😁 Being serious, sorry I am literally laughing out loud at the irony, I…
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God Scares Me
This is a Facebook pos from March 11, 2020, but at least for me, it is still very pertinent. I’m going to be real about something, and it may be controversial to some, but… God scares me. Not usually a terrified because He is holy and I’m so very not, although that has had its…
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Being a Friend versus Being Available
I shared a video earlier about a woman (Anne Hathaway’s character) who is bipolar. In the video, she is explaining this to a colleague, whom she respects and is trying to build a friendship with. It’s a beautiful video, and almost every time I watch it, I choke up. I want to clarify, this is…
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The Rollercoaster is Real
by Jerri Kelley Wednesday I attended the funeral of a favorite teacher of mine, and although the service was beautifully her and I enjoyed lovely company with ladies I graduated from high school with, I came home and cried because I miss my brother. Thursday: normal joyful me. Friday came, the actual anniversary of my…
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Talking about Grief
I talk about grief fairly regularly. Not as much as I used to because I feel like I keep saying the same things and people don’t need to hear them again, AND I really prefer joy. LOL But I talk about grief because when my kids and I went through our massive life change in…
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When the “New Normal” isn’t really Normal
I tell myself I am normal, that I am a normal late-middle-age woman with a normal house and normal life and normal…you know…normal. And then there are days like today when I realize I’m not. Today I attended a funeral for a wonderful woman who taught me in high school, and it was fantastic seeing…
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