growth – Page 3 – Joyful Healing, Dogs and Quilts

Freedom and Love

As I am working and feeling this amazing freedom from junk, it has then this morphed in healing in other parts of my life. Today when I realizing I was repeating patterns that were equally known and destructive I knew I needed to change life dramatically. From stupid things like feeling happy when I buyContinue reading “Freedom and Love”

Joyful Healing and Personal Power

I went to bed last night and I was really angry and frustrated. My husband is disabled and can’t do much but I had asked him to put together a pegboard frame for me. I have been asking for the last year or so. He just won’t do it. I don’t know if he can’tContinue reading “Joyful Healing and Personal Power”

Cleaning Chaos

I moved downstairs to clean today. I have help next Wednesday and I need her to help me move a dresser and the crates on top of it. Or we might paint. Not sure yet but I’m going to be ready for both choices. I feel like cleaning is more chaotic than I would likeContinue reading “Cleaning Chaos”

Freedom

Everything I move upstairs feels like freedom. I am, slowly, moving Anna’s boxes out and second handing a ton of my things. My bio mom was the only neat hoarder I have ever know. I sold her house (and got taken) quickly after she passed. I threw stuff in boxes and moved it and thenContinue reading “Freedom”

Negative Self Talk

A friend reminded me today that I do a lot of negative self talk as I clean. I never thought about it but I do. Does anyone else? Well, stop it! After much thought, I can track my negative self talk to an incident one Christmas after I became an adult. I had come homeContinue reading “Negative Self Talk”

I’m Proud of You

I have just started reading the book “Mean Mom” by Peg Streep. She talks about how all mothers, at some point, are resentful of their daughters. I have one daughter and three daughters in love. I celebrate each of their victories with them. Two are making huge steps in personal growth. You go girls!!! OneContinue reading “I’m Proud of You”

Unloved Daughters and Joyful Healing

I am on a facebook group for “Unloved Daughters”. It is run by Peg Streep and she addresses many of the issues I have dealt with over the years. Just ordered her book, “Mean Moms”. I will keep you posted. Her post this morning talked about Unloved Daughters not feeling they have a voice. IContinue reading “Unloved Daughters and Joyful Healing”