by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Sep 2, 2017 | Anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships |
These are words I find myself saying multiple times a day: to my clients, to my sons, to myself. Breathe it in. We see a prairie dog hit by a car lying on the side of the road. I turn to look at my son’s face to see if he sees it. As we live in a rural area,... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Sep 6, 2015 | Anxiety, Dying/Death, Highly Sensitive Person |
“Mommy, come quick! Hurry! Run!” my six-year old yells one summer morning as we’re playing outside. “What is it?” “Just come! Run! There’s a dragonfly drowning in the pool!” Upon hearing the reason for the alarm, my... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Aug 2, 2015 | Anxiety, Dying/Death, Intrusive Thoughts, Intrusive Thoughts Collection, Relationships |
There it is, beneath the thoughts, the chatter, the doubt, the irritation, the barriers against love in all of its varied manifestations: the fear of loss, the fear of change, the excruciating awareness that we will, all of us, ultimately, be separated from the ones... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Mar 23, 2014 | 20s, Anxiety, Dying/Death, Relationships |
As my dear friend drove our two families up to Walker Ranch for their quarterly homestead day a few weeks ago, I looked in the backseat at our three sweet and precious boys. Their faces were alive with excitement at the prospect of “going back in time,” as... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Dec 18, 2012 | Uncategorized |
My heart is broken. When I first heard the news, I had to suppress the torrent of tears so that my sons wouldn’t inquire. I couldn’t let them know. Given that we homeschool, it’s likely that they’ll never know. If the adults around me... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Jan 21, 2011 | Dying/Death, Transitions - General |
I love Elizabeth Berg’s novels. She’s my go-to writer for books that allow me to escape into someone else’s life while offering insight and meaning. It occurred to me some years ago that the reason I love her books so much is that she almost always... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | May 3, 2010 | Videos, Wedding/marriage transition |
Short reading from “The Conscious Bride” on the connection between weddings, death, and perfectionism, and how important it is to allow yourself to slow down in order to feel the difficult feelings inherent to this transition and avoid turning into... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Apr 12, 2010 | Dying/Death |
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbZvafsDbvc&hl=en_US&fs=1&] A couple of days ago one of my brothers called to check in. After hearing about his life, he asked about mine and mentioned that he had read my recent post about Mocha. He said that it was... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Apr 6, 2010 | Dying/Death |
She’s breaking my heart. I wrote a few weeks ago about our cat, Mocha, and how she’s dying of bone cancer. The vet told me that she wouldn’t last the month but doctors so rarely are able to accurately predict the future so… she’s still... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Mar 7, 2010 | Dying/Death |
Our cat, Mocha, has bone cancer. It’s an aggressive form of cancer for animals with a poor prognosis, except with very early detection. We discovered the cancer about five weeks ago. She probably has a few more days – maybe a couple of weeks – to...
