by Lillian Lake | | 31 Days of Self-care, Caregiving, Spiritual
Welcome to 31 Days of Self-care Gratitude! I bet anyone reading this post has heard numerous times, some version of the word gratitude. It seems to be popping up everywhere. Google “gratitude” and one can find nearly any perspective on the idea of what is...
by Lillian Lake | | 31 Days of Self-care, Caregiving
Welcome to 31 Days of Self-care I am so glad you are here! Truly! What a couple of challenging days I’ve had. The upside is I’m proud of myself that I’m learning lessons well that make me stronger in the “I’m not gonna cave” sense,...
by Lillian Lake | | 31 Days of Self-care, Caregiving, Spiritual
Welcome to 31 Days of Self-care This morning was one rough morning. It followed a rough day that was yesterday. It’s really hard to deal with a series of problems that you can’t control, especially when the outcomes are tied to decisions that other people...
by Lillian Lake | | 31 Days of Self-care, Caregiving
Welcome to 31Days of Self-care I wasn’t sure I wanted to take this wellness journey down the path of talking about emotional memory. It can get quite involved, but following a visit with Janet Nestor, wellness expert, and author, I think that a discussion...
by Lillian Lake | | 31 Days of Self-care, Caregiving
Welcome to 31 Days of Self-care Many days when I am writing, I am outside in a favorite corner of our yard with wildlife scurrying and flying about me. Some days I am inside admiring through the window the many birds that come to visit. Either is an opportunity for...
by Lillian Lake | | 31 Days of Self-care, Caregiving, Spiritual
Welcome to 31 Days of Selfcare Release! “Release” may be my favorite word for starting the year. I began the year releasing a toxic area of my life and that in turn allowed all kinds of happy healing. You see, I strongly believe that “happy”...
by Lillian Lake | | 31 Days of Self-care, Caregiving
Welcome to 31 Days of Self-care In preparation for today’s 31 days of self-care post, I searched for ways to detox. Every article that came up first centered on detoxing foods, beverages, and drugs. There isn’t anyone who wouldn’t highly recommend it...
by Lillian Lake | | Food, Spiritual
I’m writing this evening by the light of our Christmas tree.Yes, it’s well after Christmas and past New Year’s Day, but we still have our tree lit and decorated while it stands tall and proud in front of the living room window. She is a grand tree! Quite unusually,...
by Lillian Lake | | 31 Days of Self-care, Caregiving
Welcome to 31 Days of Self-care How many of us take the time to relax, reflect, and rejuvenate? All of those “re-” words that we read much about, but we find hard to actually to do. I’m guilty of a lifelong habit of keeping busy. Not so much...
by Lillian Lake | | 31 Days of Self-care, Caregiving
Welcome to 31 Days of Self-care A few years ago I was hit with a health crisis that left me severely wondering about why, how, where, what, and when. When you hear the doctor say “she may not come out of surgery, but we’ll do our best,” there’s...
