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*Last Entry; only 4 days recorded in my journal, and it remained unfinished. Day 1 “What If” Why do we plague ourselves with this simple phrase and question of, “What If?” It is like self-inflicted torture for me. As an overthinker, it is the worst question to ask. It immediately feels like a file cabinetContinue reading “The Covid Chronicle Part 3”

“When You Can’t Go Home” (2nd week of February 2022) We must remember when praying to God that He is not an ATM; we can’t just, ‘take,’ as in pray with our demands, rather we must make a ‘deposit,’ first. I always start a prayer with thanking God before I make any requests known toContinue reading “My Covid Chronicle Part 2”

January 2022 It was mid-January when Covid 19 hit my whole household and everyone in it, but my mom, with a destructive cyclone that was meant to throw even the toughest warrior, ‘me,’ off my feet. My rock bottom moment had arrived, and I said to myself that I am going to proclaim that whatContinue reading “My Covid Chronicle Part 1”

I think I have heard it said in many different ways that where you are headed in life is far more important than where you are coming from. I had writer’s block last year and then a bad case of procrastination. It seemed my life no longer made sense on paper or even in myContinue reading “Where are you headed?”

When did we stop coloring? When was the last time you picked up a crayon and colored a page in a coloring book? Last night, my daughter asked me to color with her before bed. I enjoyed the simplicity of it all. I had no idea what colors I wanted to use when I startedContinue reading “Perspective”

It’s been a while since I have written. I find for me that writing comes when I am moved to do so. Maybe it’s by circumstance or a sudden memory pops into my head, but I truly wait for it down deep in my soul and then I sit down and just start moving myContinue reading “Life and Loss”

I have many chats in the car with my daughter, but the one I had this past week was especially thought provoking for me. She said, “We are builders of our own imagination.” I never imagined my life years ago would we where it has taken me today. I remember the day that my thenContinue reading ““We are builders of our own imagination””

The above pictures are just a few things that are part of my self care routine. Let me explain… The following is a list of how I, SELF CARE: Journaling: I love to journal. I have several journals (pictured above). One of my most favorites is my gratitude journal. I like to shop at TargetContinue reading “How I incorporate self care into my life”

This is the first day since I started Ocrevus back in 2017 that I have remained home without going to the Emergency Department overnight. That being said, last night was brutal. I only ended up getting 2 hrs. of sleep overnight. The anxiety I had from the unknown which I talked about in my, “NumberContinue reading “Coming from a place of REST”