Category: Nitty Gritty Dirty Grief
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Karate Sticker
Welcome Christmas. You snuck up behind that Turkey, why yes you did, all dancy and prancy with your Elf-on-the-Shelf and Christmas cheer. And now you are here, all lit and glittery. You are here. And what to do with you. And where to spend my energy with you. Yesterday, I volunteered at Children’s Hospital with the Bereavement Program.…
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Positive Psychology
My last post was September 29th. Today is November 17th…… SSSSLLLLLAAAAACCCCCKKKKEEEERRRR After I don’t post for a while, I feel the need to post something really substantial, because after all, I’ve been thinking about things to write about for 7 weeks but I can’t get my act together. Or maybe I could get my act…
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Resilient
Resilient: Capable of withstanding shock without permanent deformation or rupture Psychological resilience is an individuals tendency to cope with stress and adversity. This coping may result in the individual “bouncing back” to a previous state … I like the first definition the best. Many times I feel like I may rupture 🙂 And I am…
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South of the Big Thompson
You made have heard the news in Northern Colorado…..It has been raining up here for five days. Our mountain town of Lyons has been evacuated. Towns up the Big Thompson River are gone, 177 people are unaccounted for, people are now displaced, potentially for weeks. They say this has been the largest air rescue since…
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You Got the Love
There is a Florence and the Machines song that I rock out to quite often. The lyrics go like this: Sometimes I feel like throwing my hands up in the airI know I can count on youSometimes I feel like saying “Lord I just don’t care”But you’ve got the love I need To see me throughSometimes it…
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