Day: October 4, 2017

Breathless…

Seek the beauty that is almost always right in front of us.

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Enjoy a #bestday. Hope you’re left breathless today. (image credit: Jessica Duke)

Every day offers us many opportunities and even despite the craziness of the day,  you engaged in conversation — to share what was on your mind in a beautiful way — even when many of the words you wanted to say couldn’t be found.  We talked about the changing color in the leaves and Fall and shared a few memories of days long gone.

The smiles said it all.  We were both “breathless” as we remembered with great fondness.

 

big feelings…

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It’s okay to have big feelings…..how we deal with them
makes a big difference in the outcome.

It’s been a while since we’ve experienced a major anxiety attack.  I’m very grateful.  For in those moments, it’s very apparent that the “trigger” brings some strong feelings/emotions to the surface that aren’t usually seen during our “regular” days.

Yesterday, we saw Mom struggle with some pretty strong emotions for a brief spell.  When this happens, she experiences tremors and these were strong.

We’ve been working on how to handle those moments of  overwhelm.  Before I had time to react, I saw her stop in her footsteps; she took a deep breath, slowly exhaled and repeated the process two more times.  The Parkinson-like tremors she had been experiencing were gone.  I observed the smile that spread across her face as she recognized she had made it through with amazing success!

For many, this would be an easy process.  This is a relatively new practice for her — but she’s learning it and it’s taken hold.  I’m in awe!  She’s pretty dang AWESOME!  Major anxiety attack averted.