Author: deb@watershedmomentscoaching.com

Grief has a way of waking me in the night. At first, I might not be aware that it is grief tugging at my mind. It can seem as if something else – a worry, thought, memory is the culprit.

Recently, I’ve spoken to two different groups about the idea that we are always having experiences for the first time. I, for one, forget this. Often.

Recent events have gotten me thinking about aging. Perhaps because what we thought the future would be is changing so rapidly. People I know have expressed concerns about their experiences of aging in the face of new uncertainties.

Death losses are sad and hard and they often bring us into acute awareness about the life we are living. Death losses bring to light how fragile and brief life is.

In challenging seasons, creativity can be THE thing that helps you move forward or grow through the experiences.  What gets your creative juices flowing? 

People who are grieving often apologize to me about their tears or strong emotions. Why do any of us do that? Because it is vulnerable when our feelings bubble up out of our eyes and roll down our cheeks. 

Like lots of people, I watched the Olympics. The athletes, their skill, years-long dedication to their sport, their enormous efforts have been front and center. From all over the world, they’ve gathered to compete as well as represent.

Last fall I wrote about the necessity to mindfully choose who our friends are. At times, this means identifying and creating boundaries around friendship. (Hard and sad).

I don’t know about you, but my mind has been running on her gerbil wheel. There are so many things happening in the world – and sometimes it’s hard to turn off my messy mind.

Do you ever have one of those days? One where you feel unbalanced, distracted, discouraged, or even a tiny bit lost? You may find yourself so distracted that you move from one project to another without completing a thing and feel like you are wasting time.