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What triggers defensiveness in me? How can I stop resisting it and welcome it and allow it?

A few years ago, I began to notice a pattern. As soon as the Halloween festivities were over, I began to dread the oncoming winter months--the shorter days, the colder weather, lower energy and lack of motivation. Lots of people I knew said they hated winter too, but it seemed to affect me much more than it did them. Year after year I'd brace myself to face the inevitable. I tried counseling and light therapy. I even thought about moving to a location that was warm and sunny

"He'll be fine," my husband assured me when I sobbed into his shoulder Sunday night. "Lots of kids ride the bus, kids who are even younger than him." The hard lump in my throat wouldn't let the words running through my mind escape. I'm not worried about him. He's going to be great. I'm sad. Letting go is hard. I've taken him to school and picked him up almost every single day since he started preschool when he was 3. Now he's 6 and in 1st grade. Time is flying by, and he's gr

The words are inside, but what good will they do? What harm will they do? Just writing this is an act of courage.

What's stopping you? What are you waiting for? What if you gave yourself permission?

Release Definition: allow or enable to escape from confinement: set free; the action or process of being released Synonyms: free, let go, let out, liberate, reveal, disclose, publish, broadcast Antonyms: imprison, tie up, suppress Sentences: Release the prisoner. My book was released in March. Resist Definition: withstand the action or effect of; refrain from doing or having Synonyms: combat, counter, endure, fight back, push away, repel, keep out, oppose, defy, go against, b

Photo by Photo by Sarah Chai: https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-woman-doing-laundry-7282794/ At my house, Sunday is laundry day. There's something comforting about the hum of the dryer, something soothing about the smell of fabric softener on clean, warm clothes. From September through January, the sounds of the washing machine and dryer are accompanied by the sounds of football on TV. Laundry Day is a day to reflect, to rest, to reset. We are safe. We are warm. We are healthy.

One of my favorite New Year traditions is to choose a word of the year that I use to anchor the way I want my life to feel. Some of my past words have been Flow, Courage, Abundant and Curious. This year, I have chosen four words. In some ways these words intersect, but they each hold their own distinct weight. So, instead of eliminating or combining them, I have decided to keep them all in 2026 and see how it goes throughout the year. Cherished Empowered Assertive Adventurous

Satisfied...that's the word I would use to sum up the year 2025. Typically I choose a word of the year that will direct the year ahead, but this year, I decided to use that same technique to reflect on the past year. Satisfied is what came to mind. One un usually warm weekday in November, I was sprawled across my bed like a cat, basking in the golden rays of sunlight that streamed through my bedroom window, feeling absolute bliss. Suddenly I realized... I'm living in my dre

Have you ever been living life and looked up to suddenly realize you're right in the middle of living the life you dreamed of years ago?...

I'm in the middle of a week-long experiment to say, "No," to anything that is not already on my calendar. This experiment started as a...

My friend, Amanda, invited me to participate with her in Paul Taubman's Ultimate Blog Challenge . I've thought about starting a blog for...