Changes, like empty nest, bring up past losses and worries. Your inner critic may have a feast saying things in your head that aren’t true. Our group shared what worries them:
In my group, sweet Susan said with a slight laugh, Loss is necessary but is empty nest? We were talking about the losses over our life. Susan was having a sad day. Her bottom line was, I tried for months to get pregnant, then bed rest, then raise him alone after age two, no one
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It has been an intense time. It is a time to review our core values. For me, when I remember that I am more than what I am in the midst of living, then I can be present with perseverance and hope. – Review your talents.– Check out how you are doing with your self-worth
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When people share their tears and laughs with me, there are times the topic is about what hasn’t happened at this stage of their life and they wish it had, and what they want to stop obsessing about that they don’t have. Who can’t relate to those thoughts? With the end of summer, stories were
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Packing them up, checking the list, finalizing details, as your children are almost in the dorm. You are shocked that this life you have had with your precious one has gone so fast. Empty nest is not for long because they do come back, but for now, that is not what you are thinking and
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Whether solo or with a friend, summer invites you to get out and see what you haven’t had the chance to explore. Our groups, which sometimes meet on the telephone, all agreed, that two days of getting out of town, lifted their spirits while in a transition. They laughed at how some decisions are easy,
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I took my group on a Sunday silent walk. We walked with the word SURPRISE. When we got back we shared what surprised us today. Here are a few comments: • I never noticed beauty so close to the dirt. • I was so relaxed walking in nature with one word in my mind.
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People call and ask me what to do next? Rarely do they ask about how to have fun. They don’t make time for fun days and they don’t have it on their list. When we do talk about the value of fun, they always say, “Oh yeah, I forgot.” No matter what your finances, get
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I am asked that question over and over. I know they can. I know I can. I have my history to remind me. You have yours if you make time to sit with you or walk with you and remember times you shifted. It is helpful to discover what your motivation is for the change.
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Does the memory of your dad bring a smile? It does for me. In our group, many of us have lost our dad. Still Father’s Day is around the corner. Some treasure just this one more time with dad, Sunday, at their house, wondering if it will be the last Father’s Day together. Gratitude for
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A woman shared with me that after journaling, talking, walking, and deep prayer on her knees after our sessions, she had no idea she could handle not having answers of what to do. She wanted me to talk about this as long as I didn’t mention her name. Her personality is a go getter, make
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Congratulations, Parents and Students. I love seeing all the smiles and hugs across campus that seem to beam …”We not only did it…. We stand tall today in appreciation for all that helped us” …Now we enter the world with new shiny shoes and hope to step forward, knowing we will fall and STILL, stand
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Natalie Caine, M.A. natalie@lifeintransition.org