Archive for July, 2008

Self-Imposed

31Jul08

Lent is a season of soul-searching and repentance. It is a season for reflection and taking stock.  Since it’s July, it is clearly not Ash Wednesday.  But every once in a while we need to fake like it’s Ash Wednesday and get our Lent on!
 
Periodic soul-searching is important…particularly when we’ve got things that we need [...]


I have come to the realization that regardless of what health problems I have, it’s going to be stress that eventually kills me.  I worry.

I fear.  I stress.  All.  The.  Freaking.  Time.  I try not to, but geez…I just can’t ever catch a break.
I woke up this morning with the worst headache.  My entire body [...]


You cannot solve an emotional problem or heal a hurt with logic.  That’s like telling a person whose loved one just died to “get over it because people die” or “she was old anyway so she was bound to die any day now.”  Sure people die…logically, that makes sense; however, that is the most obnoxious thing [...]


Ummm…

23Jul08

Recently, I went out with this really sweet guy.  While he was younger than me in years, he had such an old soul.  Everywhere we went, though, I was injuring the guy.  In the restaurant, in the parking lot…it was a mess.  But he was really nice about it.  Finally, I’m leaving for the evening [...]


More often than not, I am finding myself more and more unfocused. My attention span is very short and I am no longer able to multi-task. Whatever it is that I am doing, I have to be focused on that one single thing in order to get it done. I am frustrated [...]


My emotions are really being challenged in a humongous way today.  Everything I know – my comfort level regarding a lot of things – is being tested.  I am concerned.
 
I want something so bad right now and life is so crazy and jacked up and it refuses to cooperate with me!  It’s causing me different [...]


Life is full of ironies.  With all the drama I am going through right now in my personal life, it always seems as though my classes are reflective of where I am.
Case in point:  my current class is called Psychology of Personal Adjustment.  Ha.  The class just started last week and already it’s rough.  There [...]