MarieAnn

I think of a swirling vortex as the constant motion with a huge hole that is sucking up everything good and making life in general hard.  The past week has felt that way and I have allowed it to...

I have always wondered if you just start to do something does it then make it part of who you are?  I would like to practice peace but i have never been very good at it.  For some reason I have...

If I knew the answer to the art of letting go, I would be a very wealthy person.  Not only would people want to pay me for my wisdom but I would be sought after for advice on a daily basis. ...

The physical symptoms of arthritis weren't as compromising today as they were yesterday.  Any day that I can say that is a good day.  When I can use my hands to type without a lot of pain and can...

This arthritis, when it flares, is horrible.  Hands and feet are swollen today and in pain.  Elbows and knees are sore but still manageable.  Pain the shoulder going to have to deal with the cuff...

In the past when I have tried to work on me and take care of me it always helped to do a daily journal.  This site allows me the opportunity to write each day and share it with a community of people...

I am glad that I read through old journals and found my way back to this site.  When I joined it helped me so much to share and to read and to be in a place where healing was promoted.I realized...

It is Monday morning so work is on the schedule.  I will make a plan to adjust my attitude today.  Yesterday was a bad day.  Why this year anniversary time seems to be hard I am not sure.  It may...

It has been eight years.  Eight years of Mother's Day's that become all about the fact the he died on this day and that I was well and truly a single parent.  Eight years of trying to do the right...

I found this forum at a time when my life was falling apart.  It has been many years and many journeys from that date.  I will update everything when I have more time.  I was reading all of the...

Life is finally finding an even pace. School and homework with three of them is a challenge but they all seem to have found a routine that works. No after school things going on just yet as I still...

This is going to sound strange but I did a good thing by taking something away from my kids.  For years the kids have been in a bowling league and for the most part it was a struggle.  Every...

Guess it is more than time to update what has been going on these days.  Today was the first day of school for my daughters and the first day of kindergarten for my youngest.  She was very excited...

We came back from vacation late Friday night.  It was a good trip.  The kids were very excited and as I had hoped it was the pin that deflated the intensity that had been building in our home over...

I told the kids this morning that we are leaving on a vacation today.  They are excited to go and my son seemed relieved that we wouldn't be here on the anniversary date.  Although for us it is a...