Taking a Step Back

I’m going to take a deep breathe before I begin. One. Two. Three. There is so much I want for this space, and for my life. I feel this yearn to re-brand. To create a brand. To create a business. I...

Free Write Friday 3.29.13

What do I need? What do I need? I ask myself this question over and over and over again. While I’m drinking my coffee and watching my son play as I try to wake up enough to interact with humans in...

Creating an Inspired Life

Last week, I was feeling very ‘blah’. For the week or two previous, I thought I was doing pretty well. Not too many panic attacks and low anxiety overall. And then last week hit and it was a bad...

A Space of Our Own

I’ve talked, briefly before about our current living situation I think. We moved from Pennsylvania to Illinois to be closer to my family during my 3rd trimester last year. We moved in with my...

Moments With Mama Nature

Last month when we did our taxes, we got a lot more back than we thought we would and decided to buy mama a pretty new camera! My old dslr (a Nikon d70s) lasted me many years and through 3 states...

Soul to Soul

Before you were born, I never realized just how much my soul needed your amazing soul in my life. You heal me, you need me, you make me insane and keep me sane in the same moments, I grow as you...

Free Write Friday 2.22.13

This won’t be an every week occurrence but when I need it and when I have time, I want to come to this space and just do some free writing. I want to invite all of you to join me, because it is so...

It All Starts With One Thought

“I think I could be really happy.” This was the thought that crossed my mind a few weeks ago. I remember it so vividly even though it’s been almost a month now and so much has happened in between....

Blogging About Blogging

It’s been a long time since I wrote a post about blogging or about my goals for this space. For some reason, it just feels like the time, ya know? I don’t know how many readers are out there these...

60 Seconds with An Anxiety Disorder

*Disclaimer: What is written below, I wrote out in about 60 seconds while in the middle of a panic attack. I sat on my bed, as the anxiety mounted and thought it would help, it would ease the pain...

100 Things To Do in 2013

It sounds like a huge lofty goal, doesn’t it? 100 Things To Do in 2013. But ya know what? For the most part, this list flowed easily for me. A lot of what is on here are things I (or my family)...

What To Do When a Loved One Has a Mental Illness

It’s hard to live with a mental illness. It’s lonely and painful. But we don’t often look at it from the other side of the coin. We so often talk about raising awareness and getting rid of the...

In 2013, I Will Focus On Creating Roots and Improving My Health

I wasn’t going to pick a word for 2013. Last year my word was ‘peace’ and no, I don’t feel like I can to know peace in my life or self during 2012 as much as I would have liked to. And so, I was’t...

Lovely Mentoring in the New Year

Do you… have depression, anxiety or another mental illness? need help working through a troubling time in your life? need someone to vent to, to find you resources and assist with the tools you...

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Being an Introspection-aho-lic™

They say the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem. I am an *introspection-aholic™. I admit it. I question, question, question and come up with no answer. I analyze everything. I...

Envisioning My Future: A Story

So often as I’m sitting and thinking about life, I can just picture how I want our days to be. The feelings, the time we spend and just the bliss of everyday life that I want. In my perfect world,...

Have a Merry Yuletide Season

Experiencing a New Emotion: Rage

There is a dark pit inside of me. A rage I am unused to. It’s not an emotion that is part of my usual crew. sad. hopeless. depressed. anxious. love. So many others. But rage? I started writing this...

Freebie Download-able Poster “I Deserve…”

I’ve been thinking about creating this for a few months now. And the other day, while the baby napped on grandma I pulled out my calligraphy drawing pens and india ink and just went for it. I kind...

Journal In The New You E-Course

Ring in the new year by journaling your way to a new you with the all new 6 week, email based e-course. No more unfulfilled resolutions this year, instead you will journal your heart out and learn...

Things to Remember: A Poem

Things to Remember i am good enough i deserve more i am beautiful inside and out i am exactly what he needs there is more to life than this i will find my way i am more than enough i will conquer...

Connecting with my “Hippy” Side and What I’m Learning in the Process

I’ve spoken briefly before on Like a Bird about the fact that I am pagan. I don’t know how many actually know what that means but I do know a lot of the stereotypes bring up images of a “hippy”,...

Just Life, Lately

I’ve been struggling with balancing life and trying to find time to work, to blog…to get out my thoughts and create something. And now here I am, with the time and the space and I’m stuck. No words...

Learning to Fly And Awakening My Souls Purpose

While I love nature and symbolism and believe in the power of energy from crystals…I’ve never been one to take much stock in signs from the universe. Or rather, I guess, I’ve never had a sign so...

Prioritizing Time for Different Parts of Myself

I’m writing this in a flurry of words, feeling my heart pounding and my ear tuned to any cries or screams for 6 month old (6 months!!) little Jeffrey downstairs. I am anxious, shake-y and every...

Grounding, Breathing and Just Needing to Free Write

Deep breath. Life is on it’s way. It’s getting better. It’s moving forward. It’s on the up. We are no longer plummeting towards poverty, and that helps my depression and anxiety. But things aren’t...

Starting to Tell My Story. What’s Yours?

In August, I started a…thing while I was on my break. Words on a fresh wordpress draft. I labeled it, “For my Eyes Only”, which is rare for me. If I’m not brave enough or willing to share it on...

What do you need on your journey?

What do you need? Right in this moment, for yourself or your life…for your beautiful journey? You see, I am at this place in my life where a few weeks ago I was pumped and excited and full of...

The Real Deal, Because A Good Outlook on Life and Self Isn’t Always Easy

I’ll admit I’m a fan of positivity and a good outlook on life and self. But life isn’t always flowers and giggles. There are a lot of blogs out there. Thousands. And a good majority of the more...

12 Questions: Week 4

12 Questions is a bi-weekly series on Like a Bird. I will post a deep, soulful question that I hope will encourage introspective, reflection and new understanding of self. I invite and encourage...