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Shoop Shoop

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“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

It’s Monday sweet people, and it’s a beautiful day to be alive!

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Dance party!

Yes, I really am THAT chipper on a Monday morning. I’m allowed having one small coffee a day – that is a HUGE reason to celebrate!

I have to say, my husband is a huge part of why I feel this awesome. He supports my craziness, he helps me emotionally, and he is just plain there for me.

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Give me a hug!

My kids too – they are my world. I want to do so much for them and with them. This journey to health and happiness is so, so worth it!

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Being weird together as a family is the best thing ever!

My biggest thing is remembering to take time for me. It’s the hardest thing in the world for me to do because, as I’ve said, my kids are my life. I’m not a sit in the tub and read kind of lady.

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So not me…

I’m a gamer – my ‘me’ time is usually playing WoW or reading books. I love to go for walks and hope I can get back into that soon. Yoga could be me time too! Hmmm…

I often wonder how my husband puts up with me. Then he kisses me and I know…

Cher – The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s In His Kiss)

Hooked on a Feeling

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“When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.” ― Jalaluddin Rumi

Yes, I know I JUST posted…but I am listening to the most amazing song list of ‘happy’ tunes, and I have a chest for of joy.

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*Joy*

It’s funny how you can live under a dark cloud for so long, it feels normal.

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Don’t cry…

Now, I’m all like

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Bite me bitch {depression}!

I really hope this isn’t a temporary thing. I WANT this to be my permanent way of being. I want my kids to see me how I used to be – carefree and happy and willing to dance even without music.

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You can’t hear it, but I can!

Blue Swede – Hooked on a Feeling

Living

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“You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching,
Love like you’ll never be hurt,
Sing like there’s nobody listening,
And live like it’s heaven on earth.”
― William W. Purkey

YESSSSS

Dance

I know I’ve heard these words spoken before in various ways. They really are true. For someone struggling with anxiety it is so hard to do.

I worry too much about what others think.

I worry too much about how others feel.

I need to focus on me and my finally and just dance like no one is watching.

What prompted this? I walked in to work yesterday with my lunch; with no one around and no one said anything to me I instantly felt shame. I felt shame for how I looked, how I felt. I felt shame that I still haven’t been able to shed the weight I need to in order to be healthy. I felt shame that I’m still struggling every day.

I need to make myself a poster with these words on it. I need to live my life, not just walk through it, and I need to dance like no one is watching…

This song has nothing to do with that (well not really), I just really like it…

Metallica – Whiskey in the Jar

Let it Rain

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“Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.” ― Bob Marley (Source: Goodreads).

“Life isn’t finding shelter in the storm. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.” ― Sherrilyn Kenyon, Acheron (Source: Goodreads).

It’s been raining all day. Ok, it’s been raining for a couple of days and it’s supposed to continue through tomorrow. It’s well needed as our province was under a no burn order (the woods were tinderboxes).

I love the rain. I love the smell of a Spring rain – the smell of clean earth, of new beginnings. Learning to dance in the rain, to feel it in all it’s glory takes time. One must weather many a storm to find that pristine moment in time that captures your heart, your mind and your spirit.

I say let it rain, let it pour down on me…I’m ready to dance.

Gene Kelly- Singing in the Rain (From Singing in the Rain)