Category Archives: Life

Anger

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Lisa Ivaldi

3 min. read There is a lot of anger in the world right now.  Some over-the-top-crazy stuff like road rage and shootings, and lots of low-level simmering frustration.  Nearly every time I look at social media there is some kind … Continue reading →

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Help

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Lisa Ivaldi

3 min. read Lately I’ve been seeing a lot in the media about how it’s okay to ask for help.  I found a rough version of my own story about asking for help.  I’d filed it away.  Now seems like … Continue reading →

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Comparison Envy

Posted on July 31, 2021 by Lisa Ivaldi

3 min. read I’ve sometimes been riding what feels like an emotional roller-coaster this last year or so.  Super up one day and then plummeting the next, or sometimes even later that same day. One thing that can bring me … Continue reading →

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Curious

Posted on June 4, 2021 by Lisa Ivaldi

3 min read I haven’t been journaling lately, but last month I had no choice.  I felt like I was going to explode.  Or maybe implode.  I’m not sure which, and it really doesn’t matter, because according to a quick … Continue reading →

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Now

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Lisa Ivaldi

1 min read So still struggling at times. Before the pandemic I was finding my way through grief and mourning.  My father passed away last June, my last living aunt died in January, and my eldest sister passed on March … Continue reading →

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Loving Fear

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Lisa Ivaldi

4 min read I recently participated in a Writing and SoulCollage® workshop exploring the Shadow, “the realm of the unclaimed parts of ourselves, waiting to be known and received for the gifts and energy they hold”1.  I know – very … Continue reading →

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Labyrinth of Life

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Lisa Ivaldi

4 min read Several months ago, about three weeks before my dad died, a friend and I walked a small stone labyrinth close to my home.  I’d never walked a labyrinth before but thought I was familiar with the concept.  … Continue reading →

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