(By Corey Rotella, CNA Extraordinaire) I can’t breathe. It’s too much. EVERYTHING is too much…it wasn’t until those words floated desperately through my mind that I realized that I have been on emotional auto pilot for at least a month. The system can only take so many big, dramatic changes before it becomes the ... [Read More]
(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!) So far, this holiday season has brought a whirlwind road trip to see my family over Thanksgiving weekend, an emergency surgery for my Dad, a root canal for my boyfriend, and an announcement from my eighty-nine-year-old Grandma that my Grandfather was a wonderful lover. And it is not even ... [Read More]
(By Corey Rotella, CNA Extraordinaire) Vulnerability: being open or susceptible to being wounded or hurt…the textbook definition alone is enough to make me wince. SUCH an uncomfortable feeling. I am not a shrinking violet. No one would describe me as delicate, dainty or fragile. I never dreamed of the day my ... [Read More]
(Written by guest blogger Corey Anne Rottella) “We are who we pretend to be, so we must be careful who we pretend to be”. One of my favorite quotes by my favorite author, Kurt Vonnegut. It is a truth worth bearing in mind. We live in a society that thrives on comparing ourselves to others. ... [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]