Author Archives: andersen

While I was on my mission, a certain young man whom I had been very interested in back home stopped writing to me. I soon learned from my mom that he was engaged. My reaction was very interesting. Although I … Continue reading →

After weeks of frustration at too few answers and too little progress toward the clarity of purpose which I’m so wanting in my life, I realized today that I’m just sick of it.  Sick of feeling down.  Sick of feeling … Continue reading →

6/19/11  When I was about 16, our Young Women president invited her Avon lady to come speak to the girls in our ward.  The message she felt prompted to share with us was, “When you live in your heart magic … Continue reading →

I’m thinking of blogging here more regularly–for the therapeutic benefit (working through the chaos in my brain via the writing process) and to chronicle my progress and musings during the time frame of receiving professional therapy.  Here goes. 6/7/11  Woke … Continue reading →

Sometimes the blues sneak up on me.  Sometimes they’re painfully persistent. In either case, it’s helpful to have on hand–or online–some “get happy” ideas to try to help elevate my mood. Here are my wiser-self’s instructions to my depressed-self when … Continue reading →

My last post was a downer, I know.  Yes, I have a lot of weaknesses, but I also have a lot of strengths.  Something I started early in the year was a practice in Appreciative Inquiry–namely, noticing what is going … Continue reading →

Erik told me months ago about a powerful blog post, “The disease called Perfection,” on SDL (Single Dad Laughing).  In the post, the author (Dan), writes of the pain-inducing illusion of Perfection which permeates our society and causes us to … Continue reading →

Lying in bed this morning, the thought came: Happiness doesn’t depend upon circumstances. I kid you not when I say that the theme song of Star Wars immediately started ringing through my head, as if to indicate this was a … Continue reading →

A while back I was talking with my husband Erik about the pain of disappointment–whether toward ourselves or the actions of others. I mentioned that there are many ways to deal with that pain: * eating to excess (not healthy), … Continue reading →

I like to remain still after waking, to listen to my breathing and then wait to see which thoughts percolate up to my conscious mind. After my nap this afternoon, one of the thoughts that emerged was a “how to” … Continue reading →