Living with anxiety, part one of three

Waking up to a clean house…uh oh, what’s wrong?

World meet my anxiety. Anxiety, well you already know the world.  It must have been quite early in my life when anxiety took root.  Every so often, I would wake up in the wee hours of the morning to rearrange my bedroom.  I must have been around 11 or 12 years old and weighed in at around 95 pounds.  Most of the wooden furniture in our home including my bedroom set was custom built, and they were hella heavy.  But that did not matter to me. The only thing that registered was that I was feeling restless when I woke up, then peaceful when I was done cleaning and moving things around. Continue reading “Living with anxiety, part one of three”

A Man Almost Died

What are our options when we are tested beyond our limits?

This post might be a bit heavy for some folks.  The next three paragraphs details a near-death experience.  There’re not gory but feel free to skip those paragraphs if you think it might be too much for you.  There’re still loads of useful information that you can glean from the rest of the post. Continue reading “A Man Almost Died”

Hello world!

I did it! Welcome to my blog!

I did it, I started my blog!  By the way, that’s my daughter in the photo.  She, my step-daughter and I were hanging in the New York Botanical Garden, one of my favorite places.  She’d just scrambled up one of their large rock formations and was eagerly showing her triumph!  I too am proud at taking the leap into realizing this dream of mine!  Yay me! Continue reading “Hello world!”