Tag: #selflove

Incomplete Pass

Posted by TheRecessDiaries in #anxiety, #god, #heart, #holidays, #home, #life, #love, #receiving, #teacher, Adulthood, Aging, Childhood, Gratitude, Grief, Happiness, Holidays, Joy, Kindness, Letting Go, Life Lessons, Living your best life, Meditation, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Perfectionism, Present Moment, Recovery, Relationships, Self-Care, Self-Love, spirituality, Teaching, Thought Patterns, Twelve Steps, Uncategorized, Unlearning, Vulnerability

The other day someone complimented my hair. I was quick to respond, “Really? I haven’t washed it in a week. And have you seen my roots?!” Never once absorbing the incoming positivity that they were trying to offer me. Never allowing the giver of the compliment to truly experience the act of giving. And never…Read more »

Disconnected

Posted by TheRecessDiaries in #anxiety, #god, #heart, #home, #life, #love, Adulthood, Aging, Covid19, Gratitude, Grief, Happiness, Life Lessons, Living your best life, Meditation, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Pandemic, Perfectionism, Present Moment, Quarantine, Recovery, Self-Care, Self-Love, spirituality, Teaching, Thought Patterns, Uncategorized, Unlearning, Vulnerability

The other day I was pumped about making a crock pot meal. Have you ever had a sweet potato from a crock pot? Life changing. The temperature had dropped on the first day of fall and I was ready for some warm food and a comfy sweatshirt. It was 69 degrees. That is winter weather…Read more »

Old Gray Mary

Posted by TheRecessDiaries in #anxiety, #death, #dogs, #life, #love, Gratitude, Grief, Happiness, Life Lessons, Living your best life, Love, Meditation, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Pets, Present Moment, Self-Care, Self-Love, Thought Patterns, Vulnerability

My dogs just recently turned 11. I do not know how to calculate the “dog years” thing, but I know it’s old. Maybe it’s the gray hair on their backs, or the vet suggesting they do some “senior” bloodwork. Or perhaps it is the constant banter from strangers who often say, “Oh my goodness. Look…Read more »

July

Posted by TheRecessDiaries in #anxiety, #dad, #death, #family, #god, #heart, #home, #life, #love, #mom, #mother, Adulthood, Aging, Birthdays, Dating, Fantasy, Gratitude, Grief, Life Lessons, Living your best life, Love, Mental Health, Relationships, Self-Care, Self-Love, Thought Patterns, Vulnerability

July and I have had a complicated relationship. On July 2, 2006, my dad died. He left his physical body peacefully and has now passed on to a place with unicorns and rainbows. And he is probably sitting on a reclining puffy cloud right now, smiling down on me.  Maybe all that is true. God,…Read more »

I am loved.

Posted by TheRecessDiaries in #anxiety, #life, #love, Adulthood, Aging, Happiness, Joy, Kindness, Life Lessons, Living your best life, Love, Meditation, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Perfectionism, Present Moment, Relationships, Self-Care, Self-Love, spirituality, Thought Patterns, Uncategorized, Vulnerability

“Be brave enough to take off the masks you wear out there and get to know who you are underneath. Be vulnerable enough to accept your flaws and know that they are what make you human; they are what make you real. Be confident enough to accept and cherish your strengths. Don’t minimize them or…Read more »

The Microorganism of Negativity

Posted by TheRecessDiaries in #life, #love, Gratitude, Happiness, Joy, Kindness, Letting Go, Life Lessons, Living your best life, Love, Meditation, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Perfectionism, Present Moment, Self-Care, Self-Love, spirituality, Thought Patterns, Uncategorized, Unlearning, Vulnerability

8/21/2020 I am the kind of person that can follow a thought and be off to the races. Even if it isn’t true. For example, I will not hear back from someone and within 30 seconds, my brain has taken me so far from reality. In my mind, they are mad at me for something.…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 »

The Present

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

I was out walking my dogs this morning. I love looking around and just noticing things on my walks. That stems from years of a mindfulness practice. Hearts are one of my things. I see them often. They pop up in the strangest of ways and forms. To me, it reminds me that I am…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 »

Celebrate good times

Posted by TheRecessDiaries in #death, #family, #god, #holidays, #life, #love, #mom, #mother, #teacher, Birthdays, Uncategorized

“ Celebrate good times, come on! There’s a party going on right here. A celebration to last throughout the years. So bring your good times, and your laughter too, we gonna celebrate your party with you. Let’s all celebrate.” Y’all know that song. I couldn’t write the lyrics without singing them. I love a good…Read more »