Flexibility is not a word naturally associated with planning. Yet just like other opposites, these words can co-exist and do co-exist nicely together. When we are worried only about ourselves, it’s pretty easy to make a plan and stick to a schedule. Add a spouse, and there can be an adjustment period, attempting to figure…
We have been home for the past six months and still, life feels as busy as ever. How can our calendar be almost completely void of activity and yet our lives feel overwhelming busy at the same time? In an article at Psychology Today by Lissa Rankin M.D. she talks about our cultures addiction to…
Chronic illness with chronic fatigue is difficult to describe if you’ve never experienced it. The best way I can explain it to people is that it’s like having one sixteen-ounce glass of water, with no access to refill the glass. When you’re glass is empty it’s empty until the next day. Or maybe for a…
“Bravery is moving Scared” Rebekah Lyons Over the years as I’ve taken various personality assessments or social style evaluations I’ve frequently been seen as having a split personality. Apparently a highly task driven individual(that’s me) is not meant to also be highly people-focused (me also). I have been told they aren’t generally compatible with one…
Some people have suggested that I am a minimalist. And while I’m all in favor of reducing, reusing, and recycling the truth is I just don’t like clutter. Anyone who has helped our family move has learned that we have way more stuff than appears on the surface. We happen to be really good at…
My son commented last night on the stack of books by my bed. He announced I had too many books in my pile. Crazy kid. Is it even possible to have too many books? Now that the library is allowing you to pick up books you’ve placed on hold I’ve got a stack of reading. …
