November 18, 2021 While you were with me, I saw in you a love you feared to speak You were wounded and guarded, But you shared your vulnerability * You were uplifting, helpful, encouraging, You showed me a beauty within myself That had for so long, Gathered dust upon a … Continue reading Our Time Together
Personal Writings
Thoughts, feelings, insight. life coach, relationships
These Times They are A-Changin’
Due to the Covid 19 virus, we are changing many things that we have taken for granted all our lives. At home, at work, and in public some things are now taboo. This event like many others touches so many areas of our lives that it causes a major paradigm shift. We have gone from … Continue reading These Times They are A-Changin’
Help-I AM a Caregiver
When a husband or wife acts as a caregiver for their spouse, they must walk a fine line between the helper and the nagger. We don't mean to nag, but it can certainly feel like that to the spouse/patient. My husband is a kidney patient that has frequently become very de-hydrated. He also does not … Continue reading Help-I AM a Caregiver
Care Giving and Self Care
Many times, care giving of another, means less time for taking care of yourself. Some things can be done, like setting up your pills and theirs while you stand at the counter. You can prepare meals for several people at one time. You can take a deep breath before answering a difficult question or having … Continue reading Care Giving and Self Care
I Have Returned
Over the years with me, Warren had learned a new way to deal with pain.
Relationship Investing
Many people know that if you want something to grow, you must invest something to assure that growth. If you are gardening, you must invest time to plant, water, fertilize and prune to help to grow he=althy plants. If you don't know how to care for the plants properly they will either wither and die … Continue reading Relationship Investing
Poem and other Writings
Poem-Together at Last The adult hears the child's cries As the child sits in the shadow of silence. The adult feels the child's pain As the child is crushed to numbness. The adult tastes the child's meager meal As the child yearns for greater nourishment. The adult sees the child's sparse palette of … Continue reading Poem and other Writings
Winter Blues
Winter can be a difficult time of year for a lot of people. The cold and lack of sunshine can bring on Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD. It also can effect those with Arthritis or muscular and other emotional disorders. As for me, I have arthritis and Fibromyalgia. These affect my creative abilities and ability … Continue reading Winter Blues
Cynthia Cawley 