awareness, forgiveness, Health, Motivation, Self awareness, The Journey, Time, Uncategorized, women, Women over 50

Low-Key Self-Care Wins

Last week, I wrote about being too tired to care and too stubborn to quit. I dropped the curtain a little, shared how close to burnout I was, and how much I was just trying to keep going. This post is not a polished comeback or some rebrand of wellness. It is a continuation.This is… Continue reading Low-Key Self-Care Wins

change, forgiveness, grace, Health, The Journey, women, Women over 50

Too Tired to Care, Too Stubborn to Quit: Notes from the Edge of Burnout

There is a specific kind of exhaustion that seeps into your bones, where your to-do list has turned into a Choose Your Own Adventure—but every ending is "crash on the couch and eat cold leftovers straight from the container." This week, I have been functioning. I do not mean thriving, flourishing, or leaning into joy.… Continue reading Too Tired to Care, Too Stubborn to Quit: Notes from the Edge of Burnout

change, forgiveness, Health, Motivation, Self awareness, The Journey, Uncategorized, Weight Loss

I Have Been Here Before

Five years ago yesterday I quit smoking; this was a significant life event for me.  I started smoking when I was seventeen; I was forty-eight when I quit.  I had stopped a few other times in my life but always went back to smoking within a year.  Hitting my five-year quit anniversary is exciting!  Quitting… Continue reading I Have Been Here Before

forgiveness, grace, Self awareness, The Journey, Uncategorized

Oh, the Humanity!

 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/25/balpreet-kaur-sikh-woman-proudly-sports-facial-hair-faith_n_1913355.html Sometimes my faith in humanity needs to be restored.  This story helped today.  My posts are usually about me, my journey, my running, etc.  I do not usually share stuff from the internet because chances are that if I found it you have already read it; but this story bears sharing and repeating. Someone… Continue reading Oh, the Humanity!

forgiveness, grace, Motivation, Running, Self awareness, The Journey, Uncategorized

Altruism and Grace

I am going to forego my running updates (well at least in part, I will mention it in the end), to discuss giving and forgiving. I had a situation this weekend where at some point I said to someone "Take off the saint hat, it does not fit".  It was certainly a mean thing to… Continue reading Altruism and Grace