Today I started off my holiday weekend with a Hero WOD. If you aren't familiar with that term it is a workout that is created in memory of a hero, often a fallen soldier in battle. We do this as a way to honor those heroes, and the workouts are meant to be brutal. I… Continue reading Getting Back Up When You’re Down
Tag: New beginnings
Reflection on Thanksgiving
I'm sitting here on this gorgeous balcony in Hilton Head, SC where I am staying with my mother and my brother and his family for the holiday. I just suffered a terrible night of stomach flu that my daughter passed on to me just before I left. Because of that I was in bed unusually… Continue reading Reflection on Thanksgiving
Eight Tips for Surviving a Breakup
It has been over a year since my split with the X. I don't even recognize the person I was then. I was caught between feeling free and feeling abandoned. Feeling relieved and feeling afraid. Excited and hurt. Going through a divorce or any breakup really is filled with so many emotions. I remember thinking… Continue reading Eight Tips for Surviving a Breakup
A new milestone
My entire year has been a series of milestones to changing my life and the start of this month I hit another one. When I first separated from the X, I tried to stay focused on some of the positive things. I do this with most things actually, as a way to keep going through… Continue reading A new milestone