Category Archives: Stress

The trick of balance 

Posted on May 18, 2023 by kyra333

I always had this crazy idea life should be enjoyed not endured. Not enjoyed just on vacations and weekends but every day, most of the day. Crazy I know. So, I started this journey of curating my life, building in more good moments, savoring them when they happened and plotted how to build in more. Continue reading →

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Priorities and Flawed Magical Thinking

Posted on April 13, 2023 by kyra333

I know that at the end of our lives, we most regret what we didn’t do, not what we did do. That we didn’t take the risks we wanted, loved the way we wanted to love. We need to be worried less about disappointing others and more worried about disappointing ourselves.  Continue reading →

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Namib Desert and Stressing Out

Posted on March 14, 2023 by kyra333

Waiting was not an easy feat. Staying calm in the storm of uncertainty, slipping in and out of trying to find a solution to a not yet known end result was crazy making. The added bonus to this roller coaster was struggling not to spiral down and catastrophizing menu of what could go wrong. Continue reading →

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Good Beginnings

Posted on February 15, 2023 by kyra333

What is a good beginning? It’s private, it’s slow, it’s a dawning of an idea, a change of mind, a different choice. It starts as an itch so slight as to think we have imagined this idea, impulse or shadow thought. Then it takes root, germinates, and slowly if not fussed with comes into a slight outwardly shift. Continue reading →

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Heroes and Homework

Posted on January 18, 2023 by kyra333

Nobody’s coming to save us, fix this or that, none of that is going to happen, it is wholly up to us. We are the heroes of our own lives. We are the ones making mistakes, maybe falling from grace… we are also the ones to rise from the ashes. Continue reading →

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In Celebration of Old and New

Posted on December 15, 2022 by kyra333

As we get close to the year’s end, we see a parade of events consisting of the good, the bad and the ugly of the year as we close it out. We have anticipation of a new year and how … Continue reading →

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When there is nothing in the tank

Posted on October 13, 2022 by kyra333

To try to make something, out of nothing. That is the thread of creativity: to make something new out of what you think, feel or have lying about and what’s lying about is mostly the junk in your head and heart. These are all the same practices I use to build a life and so do you.  Continue reading →

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Perfect Enemy

Posted on May 12, 2022 by kyra333

Voltaire said, “perfect is the enemy of good.”  Yes, because perfect is a construct, it’s subjective, and again fiction… not unlike one size fits all. Continue reading →

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Monkey Glands and Such

Posted on April 28, 2022 by kyra333

Creating ways to have fun, to play and own your weirdness is key to accepting yourself, your past, and your family. Knowing that we are all awkward, goofy and silly even as adults is a good first step. Ultimately, we want to appreciate and love who we really are and from that know our worth Continue reading →

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Celebrate, Play, Rest, Repeat

Posted on December 20, 2021 by kyra333

Whether you celebrate the holidays or simply try to make it through them, there are ways to make this busy time better. It is easy to overextend ourselves in trying to do it all. We can get caught up in … Continue reading →

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