by skimhenson | Jul 8, 2016 | fear
“What if I fail? Oh, but my darling, what if you fly?” Erin Hanson Since my ballet and clogging days, I’d wanted to dance upfront one more time. Teaching Zumba seemed a low stress way until my classes filled up. It’s not like I packed in hundreds of people, but the...
by skimhenson | Jun 30, 2016 | emotions
“When you’re happy, you enjoy the music. But when you’re sad, you understand the lyrics.” Frank Ocean My husband John and I rode for what seemed like a long time, even though probably only 15 minutes, in the opposite direction of Claire’s mom while Claire (our almost...
by skimhenson | Jun 16, 2016 | getting your own life, self-discipline, time well spent
“You can always find a distraction if you’re looking for one.” Tom Kite In fact, sometimes distractions find us. Since writing my blog post from two weeks ago, the one about avoiding my writing (“Are You Hungry for #GettingYourOwnLife?”), I do believe I’ve avoided it...
by skimhenson | Jun 3, 2016 | choices and decisions, getting your own life, time well spent
“Starve your distractions. Feed your focus.” Unknown Distractions are not all bad. In fact, some are good and necessary. Here’s proof. Definition of distraction: a diversion or recreation. Synonyms: amusement, entertainment, diversion, recreation, leisure pursuit. A...
by skimhenson | May 26, 2016 | pain
“I know my boundaries and one day I might just enforce them.” Unknown I curled up under the blanket on our living room sofa and ate Reese’s Cups while mulling over what went wrong. The conversation with John was okay until we each made a comment the other one didn’t...