Grief: Journal Prompt 8

Grief can make you feel closed. Grief says, "I am well aware of the pain that can exist here. I am not fooled by the flippancy of optimism and hope". Prompt: I feel closed when... Day 9 Boundaries: Journal Prompt Series Blog Index

Grief: Journal Prompt 7

Grief carries an element of surprise. Many months can go by and you can feel untouched by the sadness that once overwhelmed you. And then all of a sudden a bad week turns to high emotions and some repressed aspect of grief splashes you in the face. It can feel defeating to return to difficult … Continue reading Grief: Journal Prompt 7 →

Grief: Journal Prompt 6

Grief is a time that we get clear about the things we need for healing and the other things we absolutely do not need. For years after my son passed I daily wore a necklace with some of his ashes. One summer my grandmother brashly told me it was time to have another baby so … Continue reading Grief: Journal Prompt 6 →

Grief: Journal Prompt 5

Grief is adjusting to change upon change upon change. Prompt: Tell me about all the change you have experienced... Blog Index Day 6

Grief: Journal Prompt 3

Grief is an exercise in acknowledgement. Instead of holding in your thoughts and emotions, bring them to the surface, acknowledge them, allow them, validate them, make room for them. I hold in... Grief: Journal Prompt 4 Blog Index

Grief: Journal Prompt 1

Grief: Journal Prompt 1 Empty space carries meaning in grief. Empty space is full, full of what was intended to be there. My long passed mom is suppose to fill the air with advice on what it's like to bring up girls. But she's not. Instead, there is empty space where I have to imagine … Continue reading Grief: Journal Prompt 1 →

Hope

In our current environment hope feels far away. Depression feels far more approachable and time appropriate. Yet, I chose to write about hope this month because it seems like something we need. Hope. A feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. Hope seems to come from shifts in our every day … Continue reading Hope →

Peace and Suffering

Without the experience of suffering would all good and peace just be ignored and expected?

Mindfulness and the Tongue

The practice of mindfulness provides space to learn how the body postures when stressed, relaxed, or happy.

Mindfulness and Isolation

Our thoughts are apart of us, they are not the sole vote of our identity. On the other hand, if we have difficulty allowing the movement of thoughts, we can feel isolated and stuck.