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Month of the Military Child
The Military Child. Some are fondly called brats. Most are called resilient by many. Three are called mine. Those three aren’t brats and they’re downright tired of being resilient.
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It’s All Valid
Several years ago I, a Navy wife, was talking to my sister, an Army wife. Her husband was deployed in a war zone on a year-long tour with one R&R period. My husband was out to sea on a couple … Continue reading
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Tagged change, community, connections, emotions, energy, faith, military life, motherhood, stress, writing
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Witness
I sometimes often need to see or hear something more than once for the message to start to sink in. First I’m all, “Huh, that’s interesting.” Then, “Weird…just read that yesterday” or “Cool, this song has a very similar message … Continue reading
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Lighting the Way
I’m still over here trying to find the path for me. I’ve been doing a lot of growth work – classes, meditation, Tai Chi, Tarot…and it’s been incredible! I’ve realized a few things. The biggest one?
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Mouse or Hawk?
This morning, before yoga class started, I had a few minutes to wait. The room has a wall of windows and I always enjoy looking through the windows at what’s going on outdoors. This morning I wandered to the windows … Continue reading
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Paula’s Banana Bread
PYears ago I went to grad school. It was a small class of a couple dozen students who would get to know each other fairly well in two very short years. We were all learning to be therapists – slaying … Continue reading
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It’s Started…
The last few weeks have been busy on social media in regards to mental health discussions and questions. That seems appropriate, considering a few big names committed suicide and when something becomes so obvious we can’t ignore it – we … Continue reading
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Tagged connections, emotions, friendship, homeschooling, love, Navy life, parenting, self love, self worth, worth
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Part of Something
What are we missing? Suicide rates are booming. Rates in every age group between 15 and 84 has increased in the last decade and a half. We are all too familiar with the number of school shootings in the US … Continue reading
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Tagged community, confidence, connections, education, emotions, family, friendship, growing up, homeschooling, kids, kindness, love, Navy life, parenting, stress, writing
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Relevant Realizations
Two weeks ago a stressful situation (coaching) and a bit of a trigger lead to an exhausting and emotional breakdown. Honestly, it feels like it was so much longer ago. On the other hand, I can feel my heart pound … Continue reading
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Sips of Stillness 