Happy anniversary!
It is hard to believe I posted my first blog at pjstar.com one year ago today. So happy first anniversary to all of you who have blessed me with your “readership”! Thanks for appreciating some of my...
View ArticleRocky Mountain high
I debated on what I wanted to write about tonight. One hand of the scale held the hypocrisy (the kindest word I can come up with) of our government in action; the other a nostalgic walk down memory...
View ArticleA new beginning
Yes, it has been awhile since there has been anything new on my blog. I took a sabbatical of sorts in order to reassess where I want to go with my posts. No matter how hard I tried to use a little...
View ArticleBreathe, just breathe
We are an anxious people. The amount of anxiety we feel is proportionate to how much stimuli we allow to enter our conscious. There is much out there to cause worry. Even on a good news day, the...
View ArticleContinue to enjoy the ride
(BLOGGERS NOTE: Since it has been over a year since I first started this venture and in the midst of new beginnings, I thought it might be good to reprise my first post introducing myself and my dream...
View ArticleThe green season
It’s fall in central Illinois. The beautiful golds, reds, golds of the autumn foliage makes me happy. It makes me crisp, cool, and comforted by fireplaces and firepits. The crunch of dried leaves are a...
View ArticleEvery life leaves a legacy
There is a song that brings tears to my eyes. It’s one of those songs that makes you call your husband just to say I love you, or give your kids that extra hug and a dose of grace for the socks on the...
View ArticleLet there be light
I’m sure many of you are spending this night lamenting the early evening darkness the time change brings. Me? I am celebrating the early dawning of the day this morning! I’ve spent the last few weeks...
View ArticleBelated thank-yous
I know Veteran’s Day was Friday, but I was away from a computer since Thursday and didn’t get to add my thank yous. So today, I want to take my turn at gratitude. It is actually never a bad time to say...
View ArticleGiving feels so good
There is an old cliche’ telling us to give ’til it hurts. I believe that is literally impossible. In reality, the more we give the happier we are. The toughest thing about that is we seem to have to...
View ArticleA day I remember
On old friend from high school celebrated her 61st birthday yesterday, November 22. I have a good head for numbers, but I don’t remember everyone’s birthday from the class of ’68. Hers stands out,...
View ArticleGratitude is everything
It seems this Thanksgiving holiday week end is as good a time as any to speak of gratitude. After all that is what it’s all about-thus the tricky name-Thanksgiving. My favorite cliche used to be...
View ArticleGettin’ with ma’ girls
There is a stone nestled amongst my flowers in the garden. It is engraved with the inscription, “It takes a long time to grow an old friend.” Of course it was given to me by an old friend. When you get...
View ArticleHappy, happy, happy
There is a lot of pressure to be happy during the holiday season. The moment the Halloween costumes are packed away, the jack-o-lanterns rotted, and before the candy stash is all eaten, it is time to...
View ArticleThe season of waiting
Looking back on Christmas memories, there seems to have been a lot of waiting involved. Of course, as children we anticipated what Santa would bring, dreamed of what may be in those packages under the...
View ArticleI want more
The beginning of a new year inevitably leaves us thoughtful and introspective. There is the dreaded New Year’s resolution, the new beginnings, the turning over of the new leaf. We love new beginnings,...
View ArticleI’ve become the woman in the supermarket!
If you are a mother with small children, wrangling two or more toddlers while trying to navigate aisles, produce, and center roadblock displays of all things kids want – you have met that woman. We are...
View ArticleSDD instead of SAD
Normally this time of year I am helping others deal with SAD – seasonal affective disorder. I am writing about winter alter ego bears named Marge (you had to be there!). I am presenting talks on coping...
View ArticleWho are you to say…
A few months ago, I committed to maintaining a non-political blog. So far I’ve done pretty good with that “new leaf”. Sometimes politics, ethics and morals cross over into one perfect storm, and I just...
View ArticleJust in case you’re wondering…
Greetings from the land of Thoughts of a Therapist! Some of you may think that absence from my blog has been an intentional “pregnant pause” after my Roe v Wade post in late January-you know, for...
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