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Are you willing to go the distance for yourself

I have discovered something about myself and others as I have walked through this latest journey. About 5 years ago, I walked around admitting to myself that I was placed on this earth only to care for others. Only to bring them happiness and have their needs met. I looked upon my life from childhood to adulthood, wondering if this was truly my purpose in life. That was the case until I chose to focus on me. I chose to go the distance for myself. Are you? As Kids As we all grow up, there are times when we are …

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When words fail you

Did you ever have a day that felt like every emotion was running through your body? So many emotions and thoughts that you almost run on autopilot? Friends and family see a physical change in you. Everyone is asking you if you are okay. But you are so absorbed that there are no words to properly describe what is really going on. When words are just not enough for you, the result becomes, “I’m fine.” Too many emotions We all go through stressful times in our lives. Some of us are trying to heal through past trauma. Others are directly …

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LIGHTING THE FIRE OR BURNING OUT

I have been watching my friends lately with the consistent activities with the kids, working during the day, and socializing at night. I have friends that are working day and night to get things done on time. Since when does working harder and longer mean you are successful? Especially if you don’t give yourself time to shut down? Are you lighting the way to success or just burning yourself out? Daily Push I go to work every day, Monday through Friday. Then there are times that I work from home and in the evenings. I might get requests or situations …

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They are not all Bad Days

I had an incident at the office today that made me think more about myself and others. This morning I came up to my security officer watching him ask some contractors to move their vehicles and park where they were supposed to. But one of the contractors immediately gave him attitude. When I walked over to him, I was met with the same hostile attitude. This was first thing in the morning as I had just arrived at the office. When I had a chance to think about what had happened, I couldn’t help but ask myself, “what could have …

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Do you know what it is like?

I wanted to give you another glimpse of what it is like to be me. Well, to help some of you try to understand what we go through when we are trying to heal. There are some people I do not share my troubles with, because I know I will get something like, “well you just need to do this” or “why did you do that?” Being someone that has depression, anxiety, PTSD, and is actively trying to heal from everything I have and am going through, it is definitely much easier ‘said than done’. Want to know what it …

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How to help those who fight back

We all go through so much in our lives. But add in family and friends that are also going through things, your day can go from pleasant to frustrating very quickly. Picture this, you are a parent of a teenager. We all know that kids at teen age can go from super happy to in tears within seconds. But as a parent we want to help our children. So, you ask, is there anything wrong? By the way they say ‘no’, you immediately know there is something wrong. They won’t open up. Very adamant that there is nothing wrong. You …

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Making it through the thick of the branches

There are so many of us that have experienced traumatic events in our lives. Some of these things happen quickly, while others occur over long periods of time. Eventually we get to a point (I hope) where we are ready to get help. That we are tired of how we are living, and we want to be happy again. We will seek out professional help or maybe reach out to our friends and family. No matter how, we start to work on ourselves. But too many of us forget, no matter what happened or how long it was, healing is …

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Why do I really care so much

Ever have one of those days where you just want the day to be over? Feels like everything is a struggle. You want something you can’t have. Something you want to do but can’t do. Seems like everyone needs your time. Fighting to keep your head above water, let alone keep your mind straight. Ever have one of those days when you ask, why do I care? There is some good For the last few weeks, I have been feeling pretty good. My life is still in utter chaos, but I was smiling more. I felt better about myself. Even …

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Triggers can make you realize more about yourself

Life has been testing me every day. Testing my resolve and my patience. Trying to get me to break down from frustration or sadness. So far, I have been pushing back every chance I get. But recently, I discovered something about myself. I have a new fight on my hands. A fight against reality and the triggers of my mind. Triggers of the past I have dealt with people avoiding me. The whispers and glares in my direction. Constantly being ignored. I fought against the mind game of thinking I was not good enough. Until recently when I recognized that …

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Life at work is not all fun and games

Every day we are fighting against life. Whether there is something at home, at school, for the kids, or our parents. Add in the stress of a job and it is a wonder we are functioning at all. Many Americans spend over 8 hours a day working, while many work more than 5 days a week (US Bureau of Labor Statistics). There are 24 hours in the day. So, there is one-third of your day spent with people that, more than likely, are not related to you (some family businesses out there.) These people become like another family, another home. …