Tag: Thanksgiving
Does Your Family Apply the Guilt Trip?
Don’t Pack For The Guilt Trip Around this time of year I used to get the guilt trip from my mother when I lived hours away. When are you coming home for Thanksgiving and what plans are we going to make for Christmas. It was so stressful. Overwelming guilt and I never could please her. […]
Embracing Empowerment: A Previvor’s Journey through DIEP Reconstruction
I started writing this back in September, when I wanted to post for Breast Cancer Awareness. It just didn’t sit right with me and there was so much going on at the time. As October came and the absolute agony of all the pink, I decided to leave it in draft mode until today. Perhaps […]
Celebrate Thanksgiving With Style
How to Celebrate Thanksgiving this year is a popular question. Thanksgiving traditions in your home can create some of the best memories for years to come. We can all think back to our childhoods and remember certain foods, dishes, games, or ways to give thanks. We grasp onto the wonderful Thanksgiving memories and may try […]
Some Thanksgiving Advice
I am going to give some Thanksgiving advice regarding family. We all have our own little dynamics. Some bring joy, others well right now there are many who are thinking of ways to avoid their family. I think many people have a problem with these gatherings because of their expectations of the day. Who doesn’t […]
Not Everyone Looks Forward to Thanksgiving
Not everyone looks forward to Thanksgiving. Some people, myself included, associate the holiday not as a joyous one but one to survive. This year, I am feeling it deeply. I grew up in a huge messy family. We all have splintered across the US. The memories of cooking for days, going to the Broadway Market […]
Try Gratitude to Improve Your Life
What A Difference A Bit Of Gratitude Makes We are coming up on Thanksgiving and a lot of emphasis is being placed on gratitude. It can be simply broken down to appreciating the good things in your life. It doesn’t always seem simple, though. When things are hectic or stressful, finding the silver lining can […]
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to you! I hope you have a wonderful day be it with family or friends or those that choose to take the day and spend it at home alone. I am grateful for those of you that are reading my blog and for those that I have given messages to this year. Last […]
Can’t we all just get along?
It is Halloween and technically one of the scariest nights of the year. Not so anymore it is a banner day when people just get along. Everyday is scary from the way we are treating each other to all the negativity out there. Everyone is leading from fear and it is not a good […]
Weekly Affirmation – Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving can bring a lot of stress and even more emotional wounds from the past. The pressure for everything to be the perfect Norman Rockwell painting is a common theme in many families. This year take the pressure off and focus on being grateful. I promise the holiday will be a lot happier for you. […]