I'm confused as to how this work week was only four days because it seems to have lasted ages...? In addition to being busy at work my back has been acting up, making it difficult to sleep or move around without pain. As a result (and compounded by the fact I'm on my period, wtf … Continue reading Feel-Better Friday, Part 3
Category: Thoughts
A New Dress (and Something More)
How do we know which of our words and actions - however small - will be the ones that stick with someone else? The ones they’ll remember and hold on to, despite that never being our intention or expectation? That’s a somewhat rhetorical question, since the common advice is to live your life with an … Continue reading A New Dress (and Something More)
More Thoughts on Feeling Guilty
I wrote a few weeks ago about my incessant feelings of guilt and shame. In an ideal world, I'd be updating you all with the news that I've found a way to rid myself of these overwhelming (and, more often than not, overwhelmingly unhelpful) feelings. But, of course, my weekly therapy sessions and iterative self-improvement … Continue reading More Thoughts on Feeling Guilty
Feel-Better Friday, Part 2
Hello, and welcome to the second edition of "Feel-Better Friday!" Thanks for joining me on this quest to end my work week on a positive note. I would like to start by giving a quick shout-out to the receptionist at the imaging center where I got an MRI earlier this week: you are the most … Continue reading Feel-Better Friday, Part 2
Feeling Guilty for Feeling Guilty
I've heard the prayer of confession over a hundred times in my life. But as I sat in church this Christmas Eve watching the reverend at the altar lead the parish in reciting its words, I realized I'd never listened to it. (For the record, I know exactly why I never listened: because I was … Continue reading Feeling Guilty for Feeling Guilty
