It was love at first sight. One day as I was walking by the deck doors I noticed a new visitor to the bird feeder. He was subtly striped on the belly with a lovely rosy colour on his head and breast. Slightly smaller than a sparrow, he was quick moving and stretched his neck …
Author: drcolleen
Raised on Farm, Saved by Garden.
Writer, researcher, seeker, gardener.
Millarville, My Once and Future Refuge
Me in 1970 with my faithful companion Prince, one of Lorna's Norwegian Elkhounds In my earliest years, there was an abundance of motherly love. Burdened with lifelong health issues, my mother’s sister Lorna was unable to have children. This cruel circumstance and her close relationship with my mother lead to her being actively involved in …
2018
I've been on a social media sabbatical, but even without much online time, I noted many people expressing relief at the end of 2018. There are many current world events that make things seem frightening and perhaps hopeless. Consider for example the following brief list from an article outlining 10 of the most significant world …
1983
Friends, it's been a while since my last post. I needed a social media vacation. I recommend doing this now and then to focus on real life. Catch up on chores and projects. Yesterday I sorted through my treasure chest. Yes, I have a treasure chest. It is a hand-carved wooden chest from Malaysia and …
Did ANOTHER Personality Test: Still INTJ!
Part of being me means I question everything. So why not question my Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) result even though it has been the same since the 1990s when I first did the test? Overthinking is great (more good stuff about this subject on the Pointless Overthinking blog). I did the Personality Hacker free test (you …
Anxiety doesn’t want your advice about stress management, and neither do I.
Thank you for this post – it articulates quite accurately what it feels like trying to make the distinction between anxiety and stress. It’s a bit like two people in wheelchairs where one is paralyzed and the other has two broken legs. At that moment the challenges are similar, but for one they continue long term.
Please stop responding to my anxiety with, “stress isn’t good for you, you know.”
I know.
I do know, because I can’t tell you how much money has been spent on profesional help and medication, or even the physical illnesses that never seem to end, as the distress my body experiences is a result of my anxiety.
“You’re really stressed out, you really need to learn how to calm down.”
I would be rich enough to afford therapy more often if I had a cent for every time I’ve heard that in my life. I’m nervous, jumpy, and always clouded with an agitated sense of urgency; I worry a lot, and make small things seem big. Before exams, I’m panicking, and when something goes wrong, I freak out. I have split ends, I bite my nails, I’m not good at relaxing, and I have a generalized…
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How Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Lead to Lifelong Insomnia
I think I was about 9, my sister 3, when she received the Disney read-a-long book and tape for Sleeping Beauty. Tara listened to it all the time, as kids tend to do. At that age, also as kids tend to do, I loved nothing more than acting goofy to make my parents laugh. In …
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