The news of someone close to me having stage 4 pancreatic cancer and just months to live is triggering and re-traumatizing. Her story reminds me of the pain my mom endured and how painful and scary it was for me to watch. This is just yet another reminder of many, that life is so short … Continue reading Finding Strength And Joy Through The Struggle
You have good and bad days, but you keep showing up - that's strength. These last few days with my mom has been an up and down rollercoaster. My mom made the tough, but right decision to stop treatment. Her body is weak. The chemo will likely do more harm than good. She doesn't want … Continue reading You Keep Showing Up- That’s Strength
Remember all of those days you thought you couldn't get through? Well here you are. You are so much stronger than you think. There's a country song that says, "What I thought was going to be the death of me, ended up being my saving grace". I remember thinking that leaving my last relationship would … Continue reading You Are Stronger Than You Think
Does anyone else seem to always kill their plants? No matter what I do, sunshine, no sunshine or too much sunshine, watering too much or too little, I can't ever seem to get it just right. Today it has been downpouring with thunder and lightning. After a few hours of the rain coming down hard, … Continue reading We Can Always Bounce Back And Begin Again
Being strong doesn't mean you are always happy or that you are hiding your feelings, appearing to the outside world that you are okay. Even though that is what society tells us being strong means, being strong actually means having the faith in hard times, but still allowing yourself to feel how you feel. Being … Continue reading You Can Feel Your Feelings And Still Be Strong
Beautifully Simply You 