Life

It occurred to me that most around here never focus their writing about the happy, pleasant parts of life. Why is that? Is it easier to wallow in our own misery than it is to be thankful for the positive encounters in our lives? I'm just as guilty as the next.

Maybe we are so jaded and programmed to focus on the negativity because positivity is just too simple and we expect it to be there? Hmm, therefore we may not even interpret this positivity as such because we have become ...

Not many are familiar with the term Rolfing let alone the complexity of each of the 10 sessions. So in an effort to share with you how great it has been...I'm blogging about it!

At 37 I was really starting to feel more like I was 87. Fractures in my back, poor posture and sitting at a desk everyday were really taking their toll. I've said it before, around 35 you start to see changes in the way you age. That's no joke! I was literally starting to feel like an old curled up armadillo. ...

I just got off the phone with the man I've been seriously dating for almost a year. We speak with each other daily, a text now and then (not his favorite thing mind you), and we see each other regularly during the week. However, yesterday was different. No "Good morning beautiful, have a great day" text, no end of the day "goodnight" phone call, I haven't seen him since the weekend. Odd, yes...but...I understand needing a little space and "me" time...actually - ...

If you've ever thought about the true definition of living life ...I can pretty much guarantee the internet or television would not be included in the description. Recently I read a good book called Better Off. It was inspirational in the sense it reminded me of what life is really all about. A newlywed couple embarked upon an 18 month journey (a bit extreme) to kick the technology habit. In essence, they lived an Amish type lifestyle in a community they aptly dubbed "Minimites". ...

"...let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance." -Franklin D. Roosevelt

Wise words that play into many aspects of our lives. We struggle so much with fear because we feel the need to remain safe in what is comfortable. We tend to stick with things when the outcome is predictable or at least predictable within certain boundries and limitations ...