When I was a teenager, I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. It, often left my joints swollen, stiff and in turn I suffered for more than 30 years in pain, pain and more pain. I found ways to hide my pain over the years. I felt like I was too young for such a crippling disease. I just wanted to look like a regular teenager, and then a regular young woman in my 20’s, then in my 30’s. By the time I was in my 40’s, I thought I had figured out a way to look “normal”. O

Once upon a time I thought that MY thoughts were reality. Something would come to mind and I would analyze it. It felt real. How could it not be real? Let me give you an example; A thought pops in my head about when that guy driving in front of me last week, cut me off. He didn’t even signal! I get all upset just thinking about it. The sensations in my body are tense and my face feels hot. Uggg, that guy is an asshole. I know I’m right. He’s an asshole and I am justi

Is the thought of cleaning out a cluttered space at home extremely daunting? Does the idea of having to purge, sort and organize make you cringe?! Sometimes just thinking about the enormity of the task can send you spinning. And it's true sometimes - it IS quite a job! And sometimes it is just our thinking. We get all worked up thinking a task is harder than it really is. But I must say; we all have busy lives and tend to put organizing on the back burner again and aga