Category: Forgiveness
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Sandy White Beaches or Seaweed Scum?
I sat on the edge of the ocean, sunlight glistening off the surface, surrounded by beauty. I was up early, like usual. My morning routine consistent, even while on vacation. My toes were broken on my left foot which decreased my love of early morning workouts. I sat, instead, exhausted and overwhelmed. My journal in…
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Prioritizing Relationships
Prioritizing relationships…what does this mean? It means whomever you value the most is who should be prioritized in your life. These are the people you would talk to every day while you are on vacation, for example, your children, your spouse and your besties. Research has shown we are unable to have more than a…
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Resilience in Mothering.
Mothering. It’s hard work. It’s hard when your child needs to wear a mask and he or she keeps pulling it off. (I’m in an airplane as I type this with my girls). It’s hard when they are hungry and you haven’t been to the store in a day, or seven. Mothering is difficult when…
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When It’s Someone Else’s Fault
My resilience often falters when someone else causes me grief, stress, anxiety, or you name it. My desire to find wine goes up, I complain more and I loose sleep. The truth is that it is easier for me to blame someone else for my own lack of resiliency than to take responsibility for it.…
Stephanie Trowbridge 