I had to run out the door to make it to the courthouse pretty early, and taking the bus meant leaving my house before 7:00 AM. No breakfast. I was chosen for a pool that doesn’t have to sit through voir dire until Wednesday, which meant we were dismissed today at 11:30 AM. I took… Continue reading I did that thing where I forgot to eat meals all day
Tag: breathe
DON’T knock on wood
I’m doing my best to appreciate the enthusiasm of the person sitting next to me at Starbucks, but punctuating every point by slamming her fist on the table is getting old. My heart can’t take the surprises.
Can’t seem to outrun ’em
Please send good thoughts today. My mind seems hellbent on wreaking emotional havoc.
On Making New Friends
I’m reading some self-improvement books—mostly for a project I’m working on but also for myself—and the information is solid, except for one thing: every one of those books talks about finding happiness, lowering anxiety, or learning to trust your intuition in the context of being around other people on a consistent basis. What if you… Continue reading On Making New Friends
Sigh
Sigh.
Heart-
achy
Molasses, uphill, January
The ‘net connection is super slow today. Maybe that’s a sign that I need to just take things easy, go with the flow.
I may need a sedative or three
Considering a plan for facing one of my larger fears, and my heart rate instantly shot into triple digits just thinking about it. Sheesh.
Walking around in a haze
I forgot to breathe again today.
Hey lungs – The Fluent Self
Listen, kiddo. You were doing the best you could at the time with the tools you had. You had some rough stuff to deal with, and cigarettes were comfort. They were more than comfort, they were a precious pause when you didn’t know how to pause. via The Fluent Self