a life well lived
Printable coloring pages for anxiety can help unwind the mind and relax the body at the same time. Did you know that according to Beaumont.org "Coloring has the ability to relax the fear center of your brain, the amygdala. It induces the same state as meditating by reducing the thoughts of a restless mind. This generates mindfulness and quietness, which allows your mind to get some rest after a long day at ... Read the Post...
While I’m all for being positive and hopeful and even living on the side of happiness I’m not the type of person that will ever preach to fake those feelings. If you’re sad then allow yourself to sink into that space and feel it. If you’re feeling frustrated then by all means feel frustrated. You’re human and you have every right to allow your body and mind and heart to express every emotion you’re feeling. To ... Read the Post...
I’ve had the condition of chronic migraine for 12 years now. And in that time I’ve gone from a few migraine attacks per month to now upwards of 20 plus per month. I’m an old pro at this migraine thing and yet also not. They still take me by surprise and I can hardly believe that’s true but they do. While I despise the condition itself and how much it changes my life, I have learned a few things about myself because of ... Read the Post...
I’ve hovered over the toilet unable to control a migraine-induced nauseous stomach more than I care to remember. More often than not, I was stuck in a cold, dark, and quiet room with so much head pain it felt like someone was inside of it pounding a drum against my skull. I’ve gone to sleep with ice packs on my head, my special neck pillow, no devices on, and a fan going to keep me cool only to awaken a few hours later ... Read the Post...
Some days are worse than others, the long days of the valley. I rarely have mountaintop mornings since becoming sick with Lyme disease, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (say that 10 times fast), and chronic migraine. Throw chronic widespread pain and fatigue into the mix and it’s any wonder I’m able to function at all — let alone do it as well as I (mostly) do. Even though I’m able to raise three kids, take ... Read the Post...
Social media is sometimes a blessing and sometimes a curse. I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know, yet the reason I feel this way may surprise you. My oldest son just recently graduated high school and that means he also graduated from the high school band program he spent all 4 years in. And before that, 3 years in the middle school band. Music has been a huge part of his life for 7 years. And ... Read the Post...
