Sometimes the chronic pain or anxiety is caused by, well, something not physical. And how you think about your pain makes a huge difference. I was a people-pleaser from way back(many of us are). But in my old age, I’ve been amazed to learn how much my need to please is really a way to…
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When a Routine Isn’t
I discovered how insidious anxiety is when I took myself to the ER last summer, complaining of acid reflux, vertigo, leg pain, and headaches. “All of these?” the ER doctor asked. An EKG showed I wasn’t having a heart attack, and after much blood work, a kind nurse patted my hand and said it sounded…
Healing, Growing, Changing
To be courageous is not necessarily to go anywhere or do anything except to make conscious those things we already feel deeply and then to live through the unending vulnerabilities of those consequences. – David Whyte I have 5 months until I turn 70. Gasp. What is it about that number that gives me pause?…
What’s Next?
I have finally given away all my letterpress equipment. People have asked why, but I don’t have a good answer. As I near 70, I had random thoughts of how David would deal with all of it if something happened to me. I also realized I was not as excited about getting out all the…
Striving for Imperfection
We overcooked the turkey. We served old green beans. The potatoes were cold. The cranberry was too tart. The bed we put together seemed like it might collapse. I was exhausted. But I think I did better this year. Because I kept saying, “so what.” And I was able to laugh though most of it.…