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Love and The Edge Effect

02/14/2019

We stood there under the stars on a moonlit night in the middle of Campbell Avenue. It was up toward the north end, where Campbell met Skyline Drive, so named because of the spectacular view of the city lights you would have as you drove along Skyline or down Campbell toward the city. We were standing in the turn-off that led to my house, waiting to signal a friend who was coming over. We had only been dating a few months. It was the beginning of our coming together. It was about this

When Anxiety Strikes ~ Grounding Techniques to Calm You

01/31/2019

I was alone in the procedure room. I felt my hands trembling. Was this a reaction to the anesthesia? No, this was the way my body was responding to anxiety. I very rarely experience anxiety. I didn’t expect to feel it then, before the procedure to place a post in my jaw for a tooth implant. I have a high pain tolerance and have been through this procedure before without any difficulty. But there it was, unexpected anxiety. My response to noticing my trembling hands wasn’t fear, but

For Those Who Mourn, Part 2

12/06/2018

In my last post, For Those Who Mourn, I wrote about mourning my mother’s passing at this time of year. Whenever December comes around, my thoughts turn to her passing and I grieve. This “anniversary reaction” happens to a lot of us when the anniversary of a loved one’s death or some other traumatic event approaches. Sadness descends upon us seemingly out of nowhere and we grieve. So, what do we do about grief? How do we move through it without being swallowed up by it? Acknowledge the