Category Archives: Perspective

Hope

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Lisa Ivaldi

3 min read The current world situation is disturbing to say the least.  The pandemic, climate change, social justice, war.  It seems that every time I look at the news or social media there is another disaster or disheartening situation … Continue reading →

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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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What I Know for Sure

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Lisa Ivaldi

2 min. read When I was much younger and new to the work world, I met many opinionated people.  At the time, I associated having very strong opinions with being smart.  I assumed that they must be very knowledgeable to … 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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I Can’t Know

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Lisa Ivaldi

1 min read A few days ago I woke up anxious about something.  Given our current COVID-19 state of affairs, I just couldn’t see how a particular scenario was going to turn out well.  I started going down a nasty … 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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Struggling

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Lisa Ivaldi

1 min. read I’m struggling with this new normal. At times I’m fine and getting on with my life – such as it is.  At other times I’m sad for no particular reason – just feeling sad. Life has changed.  … 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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Living Small

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Lisa Ivaldi

4 min read I recently read Amanda Lang’s The Beauty of Discomfort.  She explains that “As we learn to lean into our discomfort, it will gradually turn into comfort.  Our zone of discomfort moves, in other words, as our comfort … Continue reading →

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Allowing

Posted on January 12, 2019 by Lisa Ivaldi

4 min read I attended a meditation retreat last summer and heard the poem She Let Go by Safire Rose for the first time.  This beautiful poem resonated so deeply with me that I printed it out and put it … Continue reading →

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