Category: #family

Happy Birthday Dad.

Posted by TheRecessDiaries in #addiction, #anxiety, #dad, #death, #family, #god, #love, Addiction, Adulthood, Aging, Alcoholism, Birthdays, Childhood, Gratitude, Grief, Life Lessons, Living your best life, Love, Mental Health, Recovery, Relationships, Self-Care, Self-Love, spirituality, Twelve Steps, Vulnerability

Written 4/24/18 Look at that guy. That guy right there in those sweet shorts. Showing some leg. That’s my dad. And today, April 24th, is his birthday. I feel kind of tired. And a bit heavy about it. It is funny how each year is different. With all of the different holidays and milestones that…Read more »

This too shall pass

Posted by TheRecessDiaries in #addiction, #death, #family, #god, #home, #life, #love, #teacher, Addiction, Adulthood, Aging, Alcoholism, Gratitude, Grief, Happiness, Letting Go, Life Lessons, Living your best life, Love, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Perfectionism, Present Moment, Relationships, Self-Care, Self-Love, spirituality, Thought Patterns, Uncategorized, Unlearning, Vulnerability

THIS TOO… SHALL PASS… I was hiking pre-covid (I guess that is a thing to say now) and there was a bit of a marine layer hanging out. AKA a blanket of clouds from time to time will settle in over the ocean.  It always passes. But while it is here, it hovers over the…Read more »

God is Light

Posted by TheRecessDiaries in #addiction, #dad, #death, #family, #god, #home, #life, #love, Addiction, Adulthood, Aging, Alcoholism, Angels, Gratitude, Grief, Happiness, Joy, Kindness, Life Lessons, Living your best life, Love, Meditation, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Recovery, Relationships, Self-Care, Self-Love, spirituality, Twelve Steps, Uncategorized, Vulnerability

Journal entry, 2012 I was recently sober and I was working the steps. What are the steps? They are a way of life. Steps to recovery. Steps in which you look inward and begin to uncover, discover, and discard things in your life that might be holding you back and keeping you stuck in a…Read more »

Journal entry, 2015

Posted by TheRecessDiaries in #family, #god, #life, #love, Adulthood, Gratitude, Holidays, Letting Go, Life Lessons, Living your best life, Mental Health, Perfectionism, Present Moment, Recovery, Relationships, Self-Care, Self-Love, spirituality, Thought Patterns, Uncategorized, Vulnerability

  So, I wrote this in my morning pages journal 5 years ago and I thought I would share it.   The word vulnerability used to make me feel like I was suffocating. It sometimes still does. I am constantly reminding myself that I am safe. And that those in my life that love me…Read more »

Look mom! No hands!

Posted by TheRecessDiaries in #addiction, #family, #god, #home, #life, #love, #mom, #mother, Adulthood, Aging, Childhood, Gratitude, Grief, Happiness, Joy, Letting Go, Life Lessons, Living your best life, Love, Mental Health, Perfectionism, Present Moment, Recovery, Self-Care, Self-Love, spirituality, Thought Patterns, Uncategorized, Unlearning, Vulnerability

I don’t know about you, but I came out of the womb seeking validation. I think my first words coming into this world were,  “Hey Doc! How did I do?”  I remember as a kid always craving approval from others. That doesn’t sound out of the ordinary.  I teach elementary kids and  everyday I feel…Read more »

See Ya Later

Posted by TheRecessDiaries in #addiction, #death, #family, #god, #home, #life, #love, Addiction, Adulthood, Alcoholism, Fathers Day, Gratitude, Grief, Happiness, Hummingbirds, Life Lessons, Living your best life, Love, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Present Moment, Recovery, Relationships, Self-Care, Self-Love, spirituality, Uncategorized, Vulnerability

“Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with their heart and soul, there is no separation.” –RUMI-       I have never been a fan of goodbyes. I am more of a “See ya later” type of gal. As my dad took his last breath many…Read more »

I’ll be Home for Christmas…

Posted by TheRecessDiaries in #christmas, #death, #family, #holidays, #home, #life, #love, Adulthood, Aging, Angels, Childhood, Gratitude, Grief, Happiness, Holidays, Joy, Letting Go, Life Lessons, Living your best life, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Present Moment, Recovery, Relationships, Self-Care, Self-Love, spirituality, Uncategorized

              HOME Bing Crosby’s “I’ll be home for Christmas” was playing on the radio the other day. It plays everyday during the holidays.  Sometimes when I hear that song, my emotions can get a little charged up. My dad used to roam around my childhood home singing it. In…Read more »

High Heels and Converse

Posted by TheRecessDiaries in #family, #god, #holidays, #life, #love, #teacher, Adulthood, Childhood, Gratitude, Happiness, Holidays, Joy, Kindness, LGBTQ, Life Lessons, Living your best life, Mental Health, Recovery, Relationships, Self-Care, Self-Love, spirituality, Student Lessons, Teaching, Uncategorized, Vulnerability

  Me: “What do you want to be when you grow up?”  Student: “A pair of high heels, but don’t tell my mom.”   When I had this exchange with a young kid well over 10 years ago, I found it to be light hearted and kind of funny. The kid was cute as a…Read more »

Holiday Trifecta

Posted by TheRecessDiaries in #family, #god, #holidays, #life, #love, Gratitude, Grief, Happiness, Holidays, Joy, Life Lessons, Living your best life, Mental Health, Present Moment, Relationships, Self-Care, Self-Love, spirituality, Uncategorized

  I have to take extra good care of myself around the holidays. Well, really every day. But, I can easily get caught up in focusing on the absence of what I want rather than what I have this time of year. Right here. Right now. Like the other day I was walking through Target,…Read more »

Ten.

Posted by TheRecessDiaries in #death, #family, #god, #holidays, #life, #love, #mom, #mother, #teacher, Adulthood, Aging, Gratitude, Grief, Happiness, Joy, Life Lessons, Living your best life, Mental Health, Recovery, Relationships, Self-Care, Self-Love, Uncategorized, Vulnerability

  Facebook Caption: “There is no love like a mother’s love.” 11/9/09 at 4:53pm Looking back on this memory today on Facebook,  I realized that I posted this picture not knowing that I would never see my mom again. I was scheduled to fly out early the morning of the 10th. And she died the…Read more »