I wrote this over a year ago and never posted it. It's crazy to see how differently I feel and where I am today... I thought about re-working it and making it apply for me NOW but then realized that the raw power of it all would be gone. So often when I've been hurting, I've read inspirational posts on how someone had felt the way I was feeling, but from a perspective of hindsight; of health and … [Read more...]
Latent Rebellion & Exercise
January 22, 2013 by · 9 Comments
I love to exercise. I love pushing myself beyond what I think I'm capable of. I really did want to regularly post on this topic as my journey to physical and mental health continues. I haven't posted in a while because to be perfectly honest... I have nothing to brag about. :) I have no great new mile times, no new 5k's to share about and I gained some weight over the holiday after sharing how it … [Read more...]
To Love Myself: Comparison and Grief
February 10, 2012 by · 4 Comments
I think my favorite time of day is when Bug goes to bed. He is non-stop energy and runs around the house all of his waking hours. He needs constant steering and direction, from the gentle to the stern, he is verbally draining as well as physically. I feel sometimes I'm simply doing nothing right or well with him. I tell him the same thing every day and it doesn't seem to sink in. He has large … [Read more...]