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Hello, Old Friend Pain
Learning to welcome and accept pain head-on with a clear mind and being present in the moment.
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Closure
I was honored to deliver my eulogy at Caleb’s celebration of life yesterday. I found the celebration to be a great way to get some closure. It was the first time I’d attended a memorial or celebration of life as a civilian, and it felt amazing. Meeting and talking with Caleb’s family was one of…
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I am resilient
Dealing with the passing of another brother. Yes, it’s part of life however, it still sucks.
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Full Spectrum of Emotions
I’ve gone from experiencing just happiness, sadness, and madness to many emotions.
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The Body Definitely Keeps Score
It took an evening of rest to get my brain to process what was still bouncing around from yesterday.
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Starting the recognition of emotions and processing them.
I have recently started sitting calmly in the morning for two minutes and checking my heart rate and such. During those two minutes, while sitting upright, I try to close my eyes or leave them just slightly open, stay mindful and not be distracted, and focus on my breath. I’m at the “okay level” when…
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I’m back! 😃
It’s been over a year since I went dark on my site. I really needed to stop everything and just focus on myself. I can’t say that I’m ready to take on the world but, I’m feeling pretty good! Sadly, a good friend and community healer Ane Mane noted that in Chinese medicine, winter is…
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Unpacking…
I keep telling myself that I “need” to sit down and write but, I haven’t had it in me. I’m finally in the mood and want to write. Thank God I don’t write for a living! I’m finally pretty much done unpacking. I have four boxes still that remain the way I packed them with…
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Forgiveness
My smoke and contemplation shack! I realize I drop-off frequently and don’t write for weeks at a time and I apologize for that. In all honesty, I’m not apologizing to anyone else reading this: I’m apologizing to myself for not writing more because when I do write then I explore and express what I’m going…
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A Lot of Firsts
I feel like it has only been recently that I have been doing a lot of firsts. I have been driven for countless years and while do not dismiss anything I’ve done or anyone that I have had the opportunity to work with and by all means definitely not my family; it has all been…
