You Better Get Your Shit Together When I realize that I am, once again, lying in bed, chewing on my shroud, a rap song often comes into my mind with a chorus that goes something like this: 5 o’clock in the morning, where you gonna be(male voices, sullenly:) Out on the cornerYou better get yourself …
I am. Every morning, I wake up at 3 a.m. Sometimes I am able to use meditation techniques to stop ruminating. Sometimes, my mind is racing so much that I can’t stop it, and I toss and turn until the alarm goes off at 4:45. The worst part of this is that my cat senses …
Sometimes when I meditate, I used a guided meditation. I keep a variety of them bookmarked in the meditation app that I use. They challenge me to approach meditation differently, or remind me of different aspects of mindfulness or self-compassion; or help me process complex emotions, the kind I don’t like to process. They can …
Do you experience panic attacks at work? How can you pull yourself out of them?
It has been a rough week on the old homestead. Part 1: Accepting a Paid Caregiver Battle My husband's family has been arguing with his parents about bringing in paid help. Since the pandemic started, my sister-in-law and brother-in-law have been working from home full-time. During that time, my father- and mother-in-law have gotten more …
