Solo Survivor | Musings from a Solo Survivor

Hopefulness

Author: fordisky January 22, 2015 4 Comments

On this journey from hopelessness to hopefulness, I have begun to take mini time-outs during my day. I am trying to get out of my head and be present in the moment that I have right in front of me…
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Hope

Fearless

Author: fordisky January 19, 2015 2 Comments

It’s been said that courage is not the absence of fear – how true is that? If I stopped moving every time I was afraid, I would pretty much be immobile… I used to say that fear is what kept…
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PTSD

Author: fordisky January 17, 2015 4 Comments

I suffer from PTSD. It’s a horrible, invisible illness and some days suffer is exactly the right adjective. Over the years I have employed strategies to minimise the triggers and resulting symptoms. Most people I know have no idea that…
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PTSD

Hope

Author: fordisky January 14, 2015 2 Comments

Hope. Do you have it? What does it look like for you? Or has it been knocked out of you by the circumstances of life? Towards the end of last year, I came to realise that I was low on…
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Hope

Gratitude

Author: fordisky January 8, 2015 3 Comments

I have been thinking a lot about gratitude lately. At the start of the year I started something new. I created a Happiness Jar. Now every day before going to bed, I write down the happiest part of my day…
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Gratitude

Happy New Year

Author: fordisky December 31, 2014 3 Comments

Happy New Year Some years you are happy to see the back of and 2014 has been that kind of a year for me! No, I am not going to spout off about New Year’s resolutions – don’t believe in…
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NYE

Terry

Author: fordisky December 26, 2014 4 Comments

I met Terry when I was 7 years old and he was 20! He took time out to play and we had such fun. He brought us a puppy – Great Dane cross German Shepard-amazing dog we had for nearly…
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Rememberance