Author Tamara Dawn Posted on September 12, 2022September 12, 2022Categories decisions, emotions, freedom, fresh start, friendships, growth mindset, healing, hopeful, introspection, isolation, journal, Monday's musing, reflection, relationships, thought process, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerabilityTags , , ,

Relational Reflections…

Healing is starting to feel really exhausting… And it’s not so much the act of healing itself that’s exhausting… Because once the crying has ended (as that tends to accompany my healing as of lately) I feel freer and less weighed down… But healing is starting to feel exhausting because in some cases I’m still interacting with the very people who have caused the wounds that I am processing and working to heal from… And my healing is starting to … Continue reading “Relational Reflections…”

Author Tamara Dawn Posted on December 6, 2021December 6, 2021Categories advice, anticipation, conflict, growth mindset, hopeful, hopeless, introspection, journal, Monday's musing, reflection, thought process, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerability, waitingTags , , , ,

What a time to be alive… Part 3

I often have to remind myself that my hope can’t be rooted in the “hope that things will get better…” And I’m not saying that I am not hopeful that things will get better… because I am… But if my hope is solely rooted in the “hope that things will get better…” and they don’t get better in that particular area… my foundation will be shaken… At least that has been my experience… And I think that’s why I struggle … Continue reading “What a time to be alive… Part 3”

Author Tamara Dawn Posted on July 19, 2021July 19, 2021Categories growth mindset, introspection, journal, Monday's musing, reflection, thought process, transition, Uncategorized, vulnerability, waitingTags , , , ,

Built to do hard things…

I cried a lot yesterday… And I’ve also cried a lot today… I’ve been tired and continue to become more exhausted… And things feel extremely hard to navigate right now… Now let me save you the unnecessary click if you’re thinking that reading this post is going to give you some insight into what’s going on in my life right now… because it’s not… But earlier today I was thinking about how a really good friend of mine has often … Continue reading “Built to do hard things…”