Uncertain times can bring fear, worry, anxiety and overwhelm with them. They seem to walk hand-in-hand. Not knowing what’s going to happen stirs a prehistoric fear in most of us and has since the beginning of humanity.
On the many occasions when I felt paralyzed by uncertainty and fear and worry, I remember saying to myself,
I’ve [...]

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For the last few weeks, I’ve been sending out resurrected bits from the Daily Dollop, which I published um, daily, a few years back. These are little dollops (doh) of grounding kindness, mindful questions from The Life Organizer and reminders to rrrreeelax.
(You do subscribe to the newsletter, right? It’s different than the blog – doh)
Anyhoo, [...]

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Three Fear Basics
Fear Basic Number One:
I’ve become hyper-aware of how fear has become, in the last three years my near constant companion.
I use the word companion intentionally because it’s about having a relationship with fear. As in how do you regard and behave toward each other? It’s not about being friends–but rather about acknowledging that [...]

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My dad died two years ago today.
I miss him every day. I achingly, desperately, want to hug him again. What I would give for one moment with him. To lay my head on his chest, hear him call out  (I can’t write the actual sound he made, somewhere between hello and a happy bellow) when [...]

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