Creative Meanderings

Throughout our experience over the past month (yes details will come soon-ish), I have come to understand the human condition a little bit more. I must say that it is not a positive understanding…. We all have a fight or flight instinct about us in times of crisis. We also have different ways of responding to crises moments. Ultimately, our true characters come out when these crises hit us directly or to those…

A friend of mine keeps posting regularly on FB and brings up in conversation a lot regarding her sense of being all on her own. She feels alone struggling through her current situation in life since she has no partner, few close friends nearby, no family around and her beloved pet not with her. As she moans about her lot in life, I draw comparisons to my own life and recent circumstances. Despite…

Sometimes feeling as if you have hit rock bottom can feel optimistic as the only way to go is up.  Although I can imagine life could have gotten worse and I do fully appreciate that many others are worse off than we have ever been over the past few weeks, I also know that I can only handle so much. Even a week later, I am still recovering mentally and physically. I am…

I have been unable to focus long enough to write or to gather my thoughts in a way that is comprehensible. I still cannot share the details publicly on what is going on, but what does not kill us…, right? My patience has been tested and is still in tact. Short meditation sessions are helping me get through the days and having a new MRTTAD Team summer challenge gets me to the gym.…

The kitties continue to take me on the emotional roller coaster of loving and hating them. They are cutest and sweetest when asleep… 😸 They do provide me with excellent company when I am home all day. In fact, I have a migraine today but they are staying close by even though they usually sleep where the sun is coming in. 😻 With our upcoming move, we are looking at how much they…

There is a habit that I became acutely aware of back in my life coaching training days. It is our need to respond to others by either devaluing, minimizing or dismissing their experience. Seemingly benign, innocent or even empathetic statements can have this effect even when we think we are doing the opposite. For example, let’s say that your partner brings home dessert to have after dinner. You take the dessert, put it…

We had a decision, then we changed it, then we reconsidered, then a new option came up, now we are back to uncertainty. I am not sure my psyche can take it…. Without too much detail, I think I can sum up our options as follow: 1 – Spain 2 – Saudi 3- Stay Number 1 is our preferred choice now because it gets us to a fresh start away from the region…