If I had to heal from you, I get to decide if I’m letting you back in my space.

Did someone who hurt you, reach out to you again? Do they want to reconcile? Do you have that one person who bounces in and out of your life and they want back in? Maybe it’s ex-love, a close friend, an acquaintance, or a family member who has reached out again. Have you put up … Continue reading »
If I had to heal from you, I get to decide if I’m letting you back in my space.

Are you really healed or are you just trying not to think about it?

Are you really healed or are you just trying not to think about it? You may have experienced the frustration of trying to stop thinking about something…only to find yourself thinking about it more. When you actively try to avoid a thought, your brain seeks any kind of distraction it can grab hold of. Oddly … Continue reading »
Are you really healed or are you just trying not to think about it?

What do they really want to do?

Let people do what they want to do, so you see what they’d rather do. Their actions reveal how much they respect the relationship. There are moments in everyone’s lives that show their character. Character isn’t just revealed in our best moments. The truth often reveals itself in the little everyday moments. Letting go of … Continue reading »
What do they really want to do?

If you’re not speaking it, you’re storing it.

If you’re not speaking it, you’re storing it. Do you get overly busy, so you don’t have to think about how you’re feeling? Do you tell yourself you don’t really have a right to complain? Do you deny that you’re still hurt? Do you tell yourself you need to let it go, but still find … Continue reading »
If you’re not speaking it, you’re storing it.

Valentine’s Day – Because love isn’t quite complicated enough as it is.

Salt in the wound. Displays in every store. Commercials on every channel. Chocolates, cards, restaurant reservations, gifts, diamond engagement rings. This must surely be what normal looks like. Right? Why am I something less than normal? Everyone loves to be put on a pedestal by someone special. A large part of a relationship is how … Continue reading »
Valentine’s Day – Because love isn’t quite complicated enough as it is.