Thanks muji. Sending you good energy for a peaceful week where you feel supported and find lots of experiences that give you good energy.

Yes, muji, we need support to be support. Among the things my own support supporters remind me of frequently in my community service network is, "Take care of you. Learn how to say, "No" when you are in need yourself. Don't expect people in need to be able to take hints or read your mind. It is up to you to know, respect and act on your own limits."

Leave your super cape on your pillow and be lovingly gentle with yourself until you do get ALL your groove back. Lots of extra self-care.

Hope you have a restful week.

It sounds like you need to try and keep away from anything too stressful this week and put your feet up. Try to enjoy yourself too!

I hope your week goes as well as possible.

May you have a peaceful and re-energizing week, Muji, and may we all have a gentle and restful week, for that matter:-)

IMagine you are receiving fuel in your tank from each reply....every word is some sunlight on the solar panels of the soul....

OK, I really need more sleep, but I hope you know what I meant:-)

Blessings and purrrrrrrs,
Leo

Yeah, I always think it's smart to take a breather between Halloween and Thanksgiving in early November. The run up to Christmas and New Year's is fun, but it can be taxing, too.

Here's to having a more restful week.

It's important to 'sharpen the saw', as the saying goes. I hope everyone's doing okay.

First of all, sincere hopes and wishes for a restful and restorative week ahead.

I wonder if you could experiment with receiving from your students. I know that whenever someone reaches out to you with an explicit expression of gratitude or esteem you are very happy and heartened. But in all the small daily interactions like the ones you mentioned in the OP, I think something comes back to you too - probably many times a day. Sorry if I'm stating the obvious - I just don't know, with your PTSD defenses, if the good stuff that routinely comes at you gets through? Probably it does ... I hope so!

Sorry your feeling the effects of PTSD so strongly, I can fully understand how exhausting it is to function with PTSD especially during flair ups. You always impress me with your strength and perserverience. So I know you will make it through this rough week... Because your not alone in this... We are all here for you happily supportive of your courageous life!

I wish I could take a break between holidays, however my daughters birthday is next weekend so this is my busiest time of year... After making 8 Halloween costumes, it's time for me to clean the fabric out and start with the party planning and cake baking, and as soon as that's over it's time to plan for the thanksgiving feast... I'm very tempted to not host thanksgiving this year... Ever since my daughter was born I have been the thanksgivings destination for friends and friends family as well, since I don't have my own family in my life. But I'm exhausted as well Muji and could use a break...!!! No rest till after the big pony party next weekend!

It's Monday and I get that.
Been a week of building emotional triggers here. But I have to get back in the groove too. I hope I can set it all aside for the work that needs to be done this week.

Hey, it was a good Monday, a good start to the week. After teaching, I usually have only one student come by the office during my office hour just to chat and give positive feedback. It's nice to have just one.

Today I have FOUR, students come by during the office hour, though. It was really fun. I got a couple of student emails, too. Just from students who were adding something of their own to the mix after death and dying class.

It is nice to let my students give back, you all were right. It really helps keep functioning with my PTSD and flashbacks in the workplace. It's amazing how such a serious psychology class can turn into something positive for us all. We should rename it life and living class. Ha!

Hope the week goes on well for us all.

I like that life and living class instead of dealt hand dying... Since it is a class for the living ;) not the dead...!!! Just want to say way to go on receiving from your students and turning your Monday into a fun day :)