There are many benefits to keeping a gratitude journal. But I keep one* for two main reasons: Awareness (as in meditation and mindfulness, like a pause during a busy day) and self-compassion. If you too have a tendency to Get anxious and worried Lack self-compassion I strongly suggest keeping a gratitude journal. What’s a journal…
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New parents: You are allowed to have mixed emotions
This post is long overdue. Dear expecting as well as new parents, please read this, because I know that you will find something helpful in the following paragraphs. I will keep it as short as I can because, I mean, who has the time until the kids go to college?! Yes, I am ecstatic! Yes,…
Five Life lessons from a newborn
My little sidekick is one month old today. I cannot believe how much he’s grown already. It almost breaks my heart- I want to stop the time and make sure that I am capturing his every moment. During this one month, I have not got any work done. No reading, except for baby and parenting…
My wonderful birthing experience: How was it possible?
A Mother is Born Dear friends, I am writing these in between the feedings and the soothings and the cooings and the suckings and the cries of a newborn. Yes, our little ‘Blueberry’ is finally with us. He is already going through a growth spurt which is causing much-dreaded sleep-deprivation and complete lack of socialization…
Pregnant, Exhausted, in Pain? You might want to Read this
Hello everyone! This must have been the longest break from you! Thank you for still being here and ‘listening’ to what I have to say. This third-trimester business is exhausting! It’s almost as if I am back to the first trimester- with a tiny little more sass! Anyway, we’re here now. We have less than…
10 Things Pregnant Women do not need to hear
Okay, I’m generalizing here. Let me take a step back: 10 Things I don’t want to hear! One of the most important lessons I have learned in life is this: Before uttering a word, make sure that it is necessary to say it. Also, ask yourself if you should be the one to say it!…
Pregnancy, 5-element theory, and nurturing yourself
Hello everyone, I am back “home” to my beloved, our cats, and the new apartment. I say “home” in quotation marks, because, every time one spends away from their loved one(s), one realizes that they can make “home” in any town, any location, any condition, as long as they are together, trusting, and loving. I…
Hello from the Mediterranean!
Dearest people, I know I have been awol these last couple of months, but, please try to imagine the following picture. I was still working until mid- July. I resigned, which, as you can appreciate, takes its toll, both mentally, and physically. There were forms to fill, people to talk to, financial plans to consider,…
Better digestion, clear skin and a delicious non-alcoholic margarita!
I have been getting my energy back. Slowly, but surely. These last two weeks have been a roller coaster- scary possibilities, tests, then good news, scary possibilities, tests, then more good news. Between these hospital visits and work, I did not have the energy (or the mental capacity) for much else. I have been reading…
Pregnancy, self-image, and how to deal with it all
If I never came back to New York, if he did not wait for me when I was late to our first date, if he was not so funny, so charming, or if he did not keep in touch when I left again for my beloved Mediterranean, just like that, if he did not ask…
