(By Corey Rotella, CNA Extraordinaire) Life is complex. Dynamic. Messy. Filled with the depth that comes only from human experience. It cannot be defined in bumper stickers or Facebook memes. Our scars bear witness to our struggles. Our pain can inform our choices without defining them. Our joy can heal our wounds without erasing them. Our failures are ... [Read More]
(By Corey Rotella, CNA Extraordinaire) I’m out of stuff to clean. Dishes done. Bathroom’s done. I even scrubbed the tub. I hate cleaning. There is little scope for imagination in it. Still, in times of great stress, I find the lack of whimsy in cleaning a toilet to be oddly calming. Chair ... [Read More]
(By Corey Rotella, CNA Extraordinaire) Everyone has a story. It’s such a truth. I don’t understand how people can be so cruel to someone that they don’t even know. Those were my thoughts as I read the comments with a growing sense of horror and despair on an online news article. It wasn’t the ... [Read More]
“We are the story we tell about ourselves.” I can’t exactly remember where I heard or read this phrase, but I have been thinking about it quite a bit over the last week. This one little phrase implies a lot! To me it connects various ideas about how our thinking and subjective reality are directly ... [Read More]
(Here is a post from guest blogger, Corey Rotella! I hope you enjoy this.) Ah anxiety. It’s good to see you, old friend. I felt that nagging vague fear attempt to sneak in the back door of my mind. I know this dance well. That quiet feeling of impending doom has defined aspects of my life ... [Read More]