Good morning world, Been a lot longer than I expected since my last blog entry – now it is time to catch up! I did a 7-day mindfulness retreat with Jon Kabat-Zinn, got my little book PEARLS – meditations on recovery from hair pulling and skin picking published (only available through TLC right now www.trich.org), [...]
February 21, 2010 – 10:25 am
Good morning World! I am getting ready to begin my 7 day MBSR training this afternoon, and thought I’d like to post this before I disappear for a week. A while back, on the TLCTrichSupport email listserve (sign up at www.trich.org) someone posted how poorly she felt as she had put together some time and [...]
February 17, 2010 – 8:49 am
Good morning World! How do I stay pull free? By being conscious of my own willingness. Being accepting and gentle with myself, understanding that the impulses may or may not come, and being willing to deal with them at all times. In fact, the more willing, and consciously prepared I am to respond to them [...]
February 4, 2010 – 7:22 am
Dear World, Good morning! I woke up at 4am this morning because Jessie, our 8 year old Beagle began barking enthusiastically at what was probably a racoon outside the house. After laying in bed for about 45 minutes, trying to slip back into sleep, I finally got up. Now I have had my morning coffee, and [...]
January 29, 2010 – 9:57 pm
Hello World! Today I encourage peace within my nervous system, having learned much from our dogs and cats! In our home Frankie and Jessie are buddies. Frankie is a six-toed orange cat with light green sea-mist colored eyes, and Jessie is a Beagle; a bit on the small side, with perfect Beagle markings. In living [...]
January 25, 2010 – 11:12 am
Dear World, good morning! Boy, what a busy week it has been, I am glad to finally be home for a while! After travelling to Wash. DC, and then Miami, I came home for a couple days and then went to Albuquerque, NM. I went to a wonderful conference put on by the Center for [...]
January 6, 2010 – 3:58 pm
Dear World, hello! Well, beginning to get back into the swing of things after all the Holiday hullaballoo, and boy is this year off to a busy start! Today has been busy busy busy, but I wanted to comment on next week’s activities. I will be flying to the East Coast next week, to attend [...]
January 4, 2010 – 9:49 pm
Hello World! You ARE the world to me, and I am so glad you are here reading. Okay, update on my communication difficulties – and the report is everything was a smashing success. Not only was I able to speak with my dear friend in a non-confrontational way, I was able to keep the issue free of [...]
December 21, 2009 – 11:47 am
Good morning world! Today, I am not so very happy. In the big scheme of things, there are no crises or major fires to put out, and life is very good, but I am a bit distressed so I will write about it. THIS will make sure I don’t build up a charge and end [...]
December 16, 2009 – 8:18 am
Good morning! I haven’t posted in a while, and it’s high time that I catch up! It has been a very busy few weeks, wrapping up with me not feeling well the past few days. But – one nice thing about getting sick is the reminder of how good it feels to feel good again. [...]
