Category: Self care
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Working or Living for Freedom?
“There’s never enough time to do all the nothing you want.” -Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes I like to think Calvin never grew up, finished school, got a job and became a typical adult. Instead, Calvin was Peter Pan for my generation. He had amazing adventures every moment of his day, much to the chagrin…
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What does CreaSpaTreat mean to me?
CreaSpaTreat is a word I invented to describe many things. By combining portions of three words, it feels like I have landed on something which sounds good to the ear and opens a curiosity path. Hopefully, when you first hear CreaSpaTreat you are enticed to learn to learn more. I think the sound of letters,…
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Hands in the dirt therapy
IMH TEST
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Gratitude leads happiness in a dance
Gratitude is a funny thing. When I am feeling down and need its healing power, it is elusive. When I’m feeling good, I can easily name all that I am grateful for. I can bounce back and forth between these high and low states, wondering why my level of gratitude doesn’t match pace with…
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The morning ruckus
I should know better than to leave so many things to do for the morning rush hour. I leave myself an hour to get up, ready and out the door. Which seems like enough time. It should be enough time. But, I always seem to be rushing around. I even walked away from the blender…
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First career, mini-retirement, second act
I still find it difficult to reconcile the order of events in my life. I always believed my quest was to find that one career or type of job which would satisfy my needs for a lifetime. The pressure I put on myself to find this one thing was intense. It had to be interesting…
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Why are you happy when I’m so sad?
It is a trick of the brain when 2 people can be experiencing the same circumstances and one person enjoys themselves while the other does not. Or the same people can participate in a familiar activity and on one occasion they both have a positive experience and the next time they fail to find joy.…
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False Evidence Appearing Real
F = False E = Evidence A = Appearing R = Real It is a trick of the modern world for our brains to register so much fear. Reports often cite the problem to be a lack of adaptation in our bodies. Chemicals are released according to ancient patterns and we respond to stimuli without…
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You have a young face
Since I have let my hair go back into the wild state where it prefers to roam, I have been receiving a few compliments. Maybe the way each thick strand twists and turns, following a unique path somehow matches my personality. Or the way it seems to twist and turn in odd ways as if…
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PMS is a bitch
Why do I take some things so personally? A quick sentence typed out in an email, which is an opinion or a suggestion turns into a felt criticism. I look behind the actual words being used for intent. I read between the lines to find the hidden meaning. I add in other phrases to guess…