Just Because You Could Do More…
When You Feel Trapped in a Life That Looks Good on Paper
“When something isn’t right for you, it has a way of letting you know. Not in one big announcement, but in a thousand small nudges.” ~Martha Beck
I was sitting at the kitchen table with my coffee one morning when a thought slipped in that I hadn’t let myself think before: This can’t be the rest of my life.
There wasn’t one dramatic moment I could point to and say, “This is why I have to leave.”
Part of me wished there had been something obvious, some clear betrayal or breaking point I could point to and say, “…
What Happened When We Chose Not to React in Anger
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response.” ~Viktor E. Frankl
A few months ago, I was on a crowded highway with my wife and son. Traffic was barely moving. Vehicles were inching forward, one small gap at a time, with the usual impatience hanging in the air.
Suddenly, there was a loud bang. It sounded like something had burst.
For a second, I didn’t understand what had happened. Then I realized a motorcyclist trying to squeeze through the narrow space between cars had hit us. His side bar
How to Heal on a Deeper Level After Moving On
“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” ~C.G. Jung
For twelve years, I believed I was the architect of a perfect life. I had the “Summa Cum Laude” degree, a respected career in human services, a devoted husband, and two healthy daughters. I had checked every box on the “Success” list. I truly thought I had outrun my past.
But trauma has a way of waiting. It doesn’t disappear just because you stop looking at it. It simply goes underground, like a silent program running in the background of a …
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