Month: December 2021

I want to say what the other person needs me to say in that moment

Keywords: life , 273TALK , 8002738255 , blog , coffee , coffee with candee , coffeewithcandee , communication , Lifeline , prevention , suicide , suicide prevention , talk , verbal and non-verbal , words

I have often thought about my communication with others, verbally and non-verbally. When I smiled at the person in the grocery store, how did it effect that person? What was on their minds at that time when a stranger smiled a goofy smile at them? Or when I engage in conversation with one person, am I giving good advice, helping, or would just listening be the better action in this moment? I am often reminded of the finality of the end of our lives. With having cancer, that threat of an earlier death than I had anticipated has brought me to a place in my life where I am reflecting on my impact in society.

https://coffeewithcandee.com/2021/06/21/tell-me-what-to-say

I’m guilty of antagonizing myself to get a clear answer to such an open ended question

Keywords: A Full Mind

Everyday is another chance to live your life how you want to. We may not know what in the world we are doing, but we can make sure our attitude is right and we are enjoying the things we do on a day to day basis. At the end of the day it’s going to be all of the little actions and experiences along the way that shape us into living a fulfilling life. When you focus on just living and doing, everything else will fall into place and before you know it your life will answer the “what are you going to do with your life?” question on it’s own. It will be natural.

https://insidemallorysbrain.com/2021/06/15/what-am-i-going-to-do-with-my-life

I used to be the most important person in their lives, but they’ve grown up without so much as a backward glance

Keywords: life at 40 , growing up , motherhood , woman

I peer back into the past to see if I can catch a glimpse of an earlier version of me, but that person was young and full of insecurities. And our dreams no longer match up. I’m wiser now, rounder in both body and spirit, and with mileage in my soul, I see barely a shadow of myself in the younger version of me. Like an oak tree contemplating an acorn I suppose. There is something quite liberating in this activity though. Pleasure floods through me when I realise I am no longer as fragile, no longer as desperate to be liked or no longer as hungry to make my mark on the world. I am, I come to a startling conclusion, content. I mull this concept around in my mind for a while. Contentment. It is so far from what I think I wanted in life, and yet, I like the way it feels. Smooth. Pleasing. Comfortable. I’m shrugging this on, like my new furry coatigan, while I work out what I want to do for this next stage of my life. How I want to spend my time and energy, which is less boundless than it once was. And I come to the conclusion that this stage of life is a gift. An opportunity to think again about where to direct oneself. It comes with the acceptance that there is no destination that does not fly past before you’ve had time to unpack and change the bed linen. Life is flow. Life is motion. Life is what happens between events. Life must be lived in the moment.

https://sharlenezeederberg.com/2021/06/15/growing-up

I want to have a career but this job hunting is so hard

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They say your 20’s should be the best time of your life but I am literally struggling! Life after college for me feels like a shit show. I feel like everybody is doing better than me in life. I know I should not compare myself with other people but it is so hard when you have social media it is a constant reminder that someone is doing better than you.

https://beyondthebarrierblog.wordpress.com/2021/12/20/i-feel-like-im-wasting-my-20s

Dating again post-vaccine has prompted me to ask some important questions about the direction I want my life to go from here

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This interaction made me think about my reasoning behind my decision regarding having kids. I plan to examine these questions in the coming weeks through this blog. Don’t worry, I’m not changing blog formats again, I’m just examining some questions related to getting back out into the “new normal.”

https://loamericorps1819.wordpress.com/2021/06/14/are-you-kidding-or-not