We’re going to keep fighting those holiday blues by building our Emotional First Aid Kits (EFAKs). Remember that your EFAK is completely and totally yours. Your kit won’t look like mine, and vice versa. However, I highly recommend having something in your kit that: Makes you laugh. Makes you move. Helps you express how you are feeling in healthy ways. Enables …
Self-Care for 2020 Holiday Blues: Pt. 2 – Start Laughing!
My previous post was something of an introduction to facing the 2020 holiday season when feeling less than jolly. I mentioned the need to develop what I call your personal Emotional First Aid Kit. In today’s post, I’ll give some examples of things to include in your plan for care and your kit that are meant to make you laugh.
Self-Care for 2020 Holiday Blues: Pt. 1
For some people, this holiday season isn’t jolly. I was asked to offer some thoughts about how to navigate the holiday blues of 2020.
Maybe I’m Not a “People Person” – Pt. 1
How can the “People-Person” have trouble with people?
Through the Shadow of Death
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Psalm 23:4, KJV It had been days. Between gluing my eyes to news clips and scrolling my phone for social media highlights, I entered into my own world of internal …
It Starts in the Closet
I was taught that appearances are important…I find more value in working to keep my closet clean – my innermost being, my internal world, my thoughts, spirit and emotions – than looking like I have it all together.
Successful or Faithful?
: “God does not demand that I be successful. God demands that I be faithful.” – Mother Teresa
Can You Hear Me?
If we don’t raise our voices toward each other, we will lose our ability to hear one another’s hearts.
Hope Exists
I haven’t posted anything in a while – not even on IG or Twitter. It has taken some time for me to gather my thoughts and feelings, and then to transform them into meaningful words. The world will face much in coming weeks… even months. It seems that we are in unprecedented times, at least in these generations. Quite frankly, …
Check the Forecast
I need to lovingly pay attention when: my mind is cloudy; my body is tired and aching; my heart is heavy; my stomach is in knots; or my body is carrying tension. I need to pause and take care of myself when I’m feeling “partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain.” I need to check the forecast and plan accordingly…before it’s too late.