by wonderersheart | Mar 16, 2011 | Recovery |
According to dictionary.com resilience has a couple of related meanings. re·sil·ience [ri-zil-yuhns, -zil-ee-uhns] –noun 1. the power or ability to return to the original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity. 2. ability to...
by wonderersheart | Oct 21, 2010 | Carers and caring, Recovery |
It’s sunny and quiet in Lygon St. The hour before lunchtime and I swing into my favourite Butcher shop. A traditional Italian butcher, nothing shrink wrapped or packaged. I sometimes flirt with the idea of becoming vegetarian, but probably not this week....
by wonderersheart | Oct 15, 2010 | Recovery |
It’s hard when a friend asks for support. That situation has brought me to my knees numbed with panic, crippled with the responsibility of being able to help. That’s not the way to help a friend in crisis. There are much more constructive actions to take:...
by wonderersheart | Sep 15, 2010 | Life after loss, Recovery |
It’s a year since my first post, more or less anyway. Happy blog-a-versary to me . To mark the occasion the picture is my favourite it’s the big picture of the blog banner. I hope you’ve probably read some of the other posts. This blog is about loss...
by wonderersheart | Apr 13, 2010 | Force and forces, Life after loss, Recovery |
I mentioned feeling invincible, it happened. I went on living, kept breathing. I didn’t crack up and quit. With that came a sense of wonder, a sense of boundlessness. It wasn’t like having super-powers but I did have an unusual sense of safe. I was working...
by wonderersheart | Apr 10, 2010 | Force and forces, Grief and grieving, Recovery |
There is a phenomena when you go through something big, traumatic, or devastating that as things start to normalise, in the aftermath, you feel invincible. Well, to be honest, it is not quite a phenomena, I have a sample population of one; me. In the early days of...
