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Day Shift

Nov 6, 2013 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 5 Comments

Day Shift

It just hit me, I really need a shift in my day, not later, now. After all it is Wednesday and rumor has it that’s a great day to go wordless. So join me if you like, push away from the keyboard and feast your eyes on something beautiful. Enjoy!

Filed Under: Life Cleanse, NaBloPoMo13 Tagged With: NaBloPoMo13, timeout, unplug, Wordless Wednesday

Folded, Hanging and Boxed: My Closet Life

Oct 30, 2013 By Elin Stebbins Waldal Leave a Comment

Folded, Hanging and Boxed: My Closet Life

  Whenever I purge my closet, I always imagine the results will be long-lasting. I know I’m deluding myself, but indulging in the fantasy is cheap entertainment. There are articles of clothing which, no matter how long I keep them, still aren’t my style. They are only made more pathetic by the flimsy wire hangers […]

Filed Under: Grief, Life Cleanse, Young at Heart Tagged With: Cleaning, Closet Cleaning, Grief, Memory

Country Song or Real Life?

Oct 3, 2013 By elinwaldal 3 Comments

Country Song or Real Life?

 OCTOBER IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH   Would someone please tell me where Katie Couric is? The Katie that I went to see in Hollywood with my dear friend Lois pictured with me in her bright yellow and beaming smile? The same Katie that added her voice to the No More Org campaign to end […]

Filed Under: Advocacy Tagged With: Domestic Violence Awareness, Katie Couric, NoMoreOrg

Why I Say, NO MORE

Mar 13, 2013 By elinwaldal Leave a Comment

Why I Say, NO MORE

In 1980 I was 17, the very age my middle child will turn on March 15. Seconds ago I watched as he disappeared through the front door, off to meet friends for breakfast due to a late start at his school this morning, his heart and mind filled with dreams for a future yet to be […]

Filed Under: Advocacy Tagged With: Domestic Violence, Elin Stebbins Waldal, NO MORE DAY, NO MORE ORG, Relationship Abuse, Tornado Warning A Memoir of Teen Dating Violence and Its Effect on a Woman's Life

When Words Fail Me

Jan 15, 2013 By elinwaldal 1 Comment

When Words Fail Me

For nearly a month words failed me. It was as if a light turned off inside of me on December 14, 2012 and for countless reasons I withdrew…I withdrew from myself, my family, friends, social media…and for a while I really felt as if very little mattered. It was a dark period. Feelings of hopelessness overtook […]

Filed Under: Healing Tagged With: Depression, Healing, Writing

Missing

Jan 7, 2013 By elinwaldal 4 Comments

Missing

A protective wrap keeps the newspaper dry while it’s being delivered. But how do you keep it dry while it’s being read?”—John Dumas   When the news of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy broke on December 14, 2012, it shook us to the core and ever since I have attempted to absorb the enormity […]

Filed Under: Healing Tagged With: Civility, Healing, manhood, Mass Shootings

Healing is a verb

Oct 20, 2012 By elinwaldal 5 Comments

Healing is a verb

  Healing from trauma is a journey, a journey that in many cases if you are the one in the thick of it, others may become impatient with. It seems to me in our 24/7/365 society that people become uncomfortable when a friend or loved one remains in a place they perceive as “stuck” or […]

Filed Under: Healing Tagged With: abuse recovery, Healing, PTSD, Trauma

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