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Category Archives: Counseling Women
The Best "You" You Can Be
You hit the send button and there it is, only you're too late to stop it. You see the typo and there's not a thing you can do. It'll be out there in cyberspace for all eternity. You ran spell … Continue reading
Grief and Grieving
A quick online search shows many religions have mourning rituals to guide their practitioners through the grieving process. Other theories and customs abound, including the popular Kubler-Ross five stages of grief model, (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance), and the Ancient … Continue reading
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Tagged doodle, grief, grieving, heart over matter, mind over matter, mourning, the other side
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New Year's Resolutions and New Beginnings
Rather than spend New Year's Even in revelry and imbibing, some (often known as optimists) choose to spend New Year's Eve in contemplation, generating lists to guide their thoughts, asking such questions as to what their biggest triumph, smartest decision, … Continue reading
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Tagged a new start, a new year, doodle, New Beginnings, New Year's Resolutions
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Where You Are
Occasionally change is the result of a huge event. A major catastrophe of Mother Nature. Winning the lottery. Surviving a horrific tragedy. Usually, however, change is gradual, occurring over time. If you are like most, you don't like waiting. You … Continue reading
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Tagged doodles, taking stock, where you are, where you were, where you're going
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How to Face the Fear of Rejection
If you have what to write, somewhere there are someones wanting to read it. You just need to connect. You connect by getting your words out there so they can find them. With fear of rejection one of the larger … Continue reading
Just for Today (Part Three of Three)
Just for today I will have a goal for my writing. It may be a word count, page count, time spent writing, or something else. I may not follow it exactly , but I will have it when I start … Continue reading
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Just for Today (Part Two of Three)
Just for today I will strive to strengthen my writing. I will study my craft. I will learn something new and useful. I will stretch my mind. I will write something that requires effort, thought and concentration. Just for today … Continue reading
Just for Today (Part One of Three)
Just for today I will permit myself to enjoy writing regardless of quantity or quality. I will neither fret over yesterday's writing nor concern myself with tomorrow's. Today's writing belongs to today. Just for today I will be happy with … Continue reading
Wall of Love
How about, instead of building a wall around yourself to keep others from getting in (and able to hurt you), or a wall around your heart and feelings so they can't escape and leave you vulnerable to hurt, or a … Continue reading
Change
Do you ever find yourself afraid of change? Even though you are continually evolving and changing, do you try to hang onto a particular moment, perhaps one from before you learned to be afraid of the things you could not … Continue reading