Tag: Strength
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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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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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At the End of the Day
I don’t know what happened in your day today, but you get to choose:1. What you remember2. How you continue to feel about it3. The impact it has long term Choose forward. Cheering for you,Jerri 🙂
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God is More than Just Good
God is loving. So often we say God is good, but what we really mean is God did something good for us. Sometimes God does stuff that does not feel good for us.Sometimes He does things that hurt us.Sometimes He lets things happen that feel so completely overwhelming and not good at all. I have…
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I Beginning Again…Again…Or Am I?
Do you ever feel that way? Like you are beginning again…for the kazillionth time? My mathematical brain describes it as: (Beginning again) to the Nth degree. I admit I tend to find that thought deflating and often defeating. I mean, I’ve tried this, whatever “this” is, before…several times…and failed. What in the world makes me…
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Really, the Holidays are Happy
I have considered deleting my post from yesterday about the holidays and being tired of grief because, once again, I evidently didn’t communicate well. The point that I was trying to make is that holidays for a lot of people come with all the emotions, and I know people who are stuck in their grief…
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My Personal Strategies for Moving Through Sadness, Change, and Hard Life Places
My post today from my personal Facebook page… In the last few days I’ve had multiple conversations about depression and grief, and I thought I would share some of my “wisdom” here, too. First, when my husband moved out, mom died, husband died, stepfather blamed me for Mom’s death, brother went into a deep depression,…
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Suicide: Why Don’t “Strong” People Talk?
In my previous post I made reference to strong people still facing incredibly hard things and needing a place to talk and be safe. In several conversations I have had over the years the topic of strong people not asking for help has been tossed in, and usually there is a tone of criticism and…
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