by Gail Heney | Mar 30, 2021 | FEATURING ENGAGE
A common “overwhelm” for me is the sense that I am getting too much advice from the physical and virtual world I live in. I am drowning in “shoulds.” How I should look. How I should behave. How I should decorate my home. How I should exercise. What I should eat. And...
by Gail Heney | Feb 16, 2021 | FEATURING ENGAGE
As we near the one-year anniversary of the initiation of the first Covid-19 lockdown, I realize that the pandemic has taught me patience. Not always, not perfectly. I am fallible when I’m stressed or otherwise irritated. However, I am consciously relinquishing the...
by Gail Heney | Feb 2, 2021 | FEATURING ENGAGE
The current surge in the pandemic has rekindled my propensity to spend time online. I have succumbed to reengaging with my Pinterest account. A new low for me. I was clean for about two years. Now I’m back scrolling through the best decorating, cooking, and fashion...
by Gail Heney | Jan 12, 2021 | FEATURING ENGAGE
I’ve been noticing that one of the most challenging questions for me these days is How are you? Shouted from a social distance as I huddle low to the ground fighting with my snowshoe bindings, the easy dismissal of I’m fine or, on occasion, I”m good, launches across...
by Gail Heney | Dec 29, 2020 | FEATURING ENGAGE
The curse and the blessing of rituals and annual family celebrations are that they rekindle memories. And often a re-experiencing of the feelings and sensations that accompany the recollection of whole scenes from the past. Sometimes gentle, sometimes powerful, they...
by Gail Heney | Dec 1, 2020 | FEATURING ENGAGE
After finding, then losing, then finding again, the certificate for a set of painting classes gifted to me by my spouse almost two years ago, I attended my first session last week. Twice I asked the instructor what I should bring, how I should prepare. Just clothes...
