The death of the “Going Out” post sobriety.

So, my partner and I haven’t really been “going out” for the past, say, 10-11 months? And of course before that it was sporadically due to the pandemic and shutdowns/etc. But I noticed that since I stopped drinking, he only drinks occasionally and socially when we get together with friends on the weekend or goContinue reading “The death of the “Going Out” post sobriety.”

The Secret to Being Happy that no one’s talking about.

Name 3 things right now in your life that make you happy. Are those things permanent?  For example, if they are material items, will they last forever? Can they be taken away, or eventually breakdown?  Are they people? Will those people Always be there, or are they fallible as well? Even if you have anContinue reading “The Secret to Being Happy that no one’s talking about.”

I just want to Be ME, me and.. me.

I woke up this morning and had this exact thought ( I wrote it down): ๐™„ ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™—๐™š ๐™ˆ๐™€. ๐™„ ๐™–๐™ข ๐™œ๐™ค๐™ค๐™™ ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ช๐™œ๐™ ๐™š๐™ญ๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™–๐™จ ๐™„ ๐™–๐™ข. ๐™๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™ฃ๐™ค ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™„ ๐™–๐™ข ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ž๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™—๐™š ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ ๐™š, ๐™ค๐™ง ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š ๐™„ ๐™–๐™ข ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ฎ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™˜๐™… It was SO eye-opening to me toContinue reading “I just want to Be ME, me and.. me.”

Spiritual junkie?

I was addicted to spiritual training for years.  It sounds healthy, right?  Learning about different modalities and absorbing knowledge from others about what spirituality is and how to find/interpret/work with it.  Well, Yes, and No. Starting out in your path, it can be incredibly helpful to be around others who can guide you toward yourContinue reading “Spiritual junkie?”

My Body Tricked me Into this.

Today I accessed a memory from Before I was born… Now, for some, maybe this seems totally normal, I don’t know. Except that I am the kind of person who doesn’t remember anything before age 14 or so. I can look at photos and hear stories and remember those stories, but I can’t remember ActuallyContinue reading “My Body Tricked me Into this.”

Pulling yourself out of the darkness

Back in April 2020, I had COVID, and everything hit me all at once on my 40th birthday. I sat in the bath alone that morning and just cried- for what reason I wasnโ€™t sure. It was getting harder and harder to just smile at my husband (who I was quarantined with) and pretend everythingContinue reading “Pulling yourself out of the darkness”

Even Goddesses can become addicted: Breaking the cycle

With COVID and the whole lockdown, I have found things to replace socializing, and these things arenโ€™t always good for me. Although they FEEL good in the short term. It’s SO SO hard to tell your brain that being quiet and meditating is better for you than shiny objects and instant gratification. First it wasContinue reading “Even Goddesses can become addicted: Breaking the cycle”