Greetings and salutations. This was a contentious session. Normally I pretty much agree with my therapist and follow her suggestions because they reveal something that I haven't seen in my life or circumstances, but can see it when it's pointed out to me. The reason why this session was contentious was because she pointed out... Continue Reading →
“I Will Go Sailing No More”
Found this song on Youtube, since I never watched any of the Toy Story movies. What a depressing, yet poignant song about life, getting older, etc. As I mentioned before, as I have some arthritis, there are certain things I could do 5 years ago that I can't do now--which makes this song especially hit... Continue Reading →
Forgiveness and Second Guessing
Greetings and salutations. Hey, hope y'all had a happy Easter. Anyway, on to the meat of the post. As most of you know, I've had a rough go with an interpersonal/friendship/relationship crisis which has lead me to cut off contact for almost two months now while I figure out my feelings, and how to deal... Continue Reading →
Paris: My visit as an 18 year old. Chapter 1, a teen in mourning.
Bonjour and Salutations! The awful tragedy of Notre Dame on fire allowed me to recall some of my memories of Paris during my travels. I've travelled a lot in my life, at least I think so, but Paris was the first trip without the family. It was with my school's French club, and I was... Continue Reading →
Am I in Love?
Short answer? I have no idea. However, that makes for a really crappy blog entry, so I'll soldier on. I'm a huge fan of musicals! One of my favourites, and one of the best ever is "My Fair Lady", movie version, starring Sir Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn. At the end of the movie, Harrison's... Continue Reading →
Saying it out loud! (Part 2)
Greetings and salutations! My last post talked about the value of actually saying things out loud using your literal voice instead of using text, and all other forms of communication that are e-based. As I was reading it over, I was thinking that while I talked about the style of what to say, in terms... Continue Reading →
Saying it out loud
Greetings and salutations! In this day and age, we do a lot of communicating. But how much talking do we do? I mean in the literal sense of actually opening our mouths and speaking? Sure, we text, FB messenger, DMs on instagram, Snapchat, etc. But how often do we actually sit down, spend time and... Continue Reading →
Tales From the Couch: Part 2
Greetings and salutations! I had another good session today. It's amazing how a different perspective can provide so much clarity and insight into what's going wrong and what's going right. I post these so that what I learn is fresh in my mind and I can refer back to them. So with that being the... Continue Reading →
Games We Play
Greetings and salutations! I was just thinking about love, and life, and relationships, etc....and I find it sad and a little bit disappointing that games are such a huge part of things, instead of honesty. It's this choreographed sequence of movements, all designed to mask how we truly may feel about each other, so that... Continue Reading →
Resiliency aka Being Tough
Greetings and salutations! I am aware that my opening sentence is tautological in nature, but for now, I'm going to keep it. Resiliency. Per Dictionary.com..." the ability to recover readily from illness, depression, adversity, or the like...." It sounds like a good thing to have, both in the physical and mental spheres of one's life.... Continue Reading →