Tag: Change
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Go Forth, Be Uncomforable, and Find Your People
For a long time I have heard people blame their mental “thing” for their not wanting to be around people. Can I suggest that isolation and not actually connecting with people is part of what is causing your mental “thing”? The fact is we were created to be social creatures, and not being social feeds…
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Be the Good Stuff!!!
Be a blessing! You only get this day once. Use it to be a blessing. Encourage someone. Send a text. Send a card. Make the call. Pay someone’s electric bill. Invite someone to lunch. Be kind to the person who is rude or mean to you. You are not on this planet solely for the…
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EVERY DAY is a Big Deal
Yesterday I talked with someone who said, “I have been sober 190, which isn’t much.” ISN’T MUCH??? DUDE!!! That is 190 days you couldn’t imagine 192 days ago!! THIS IS SO HUGE!! If you are on a sobriety journey, EVERY SINGLE DAY IS HUGE! Please don’t ever tell yourself “it isn’t much.” Please don’t ever…
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I’m Honestly Failing
Seven years ago I did a lot of renovation work on our house. I put in floors, fixed plumbing, replaced lighting fixtures, redid all the baseboards, painted everything. I told how I did things, gave kudos to the folks who told me how to do things (they were fantastic), and shared pictures of the progress…
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Not All Fear is the Same
If you are doing something to change your life, fulfill a dream, or learn something new, and you feel scared, feel the fear and keep going.Being scared means you’re doing something outside your comfort zone.It doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it.It means it is different.You need to know the difference because one keeps you safe.The…
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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 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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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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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…
Jerri Kelley 