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Triggers vs. Boundaries

   There’s a page in my diary that has just one sentence on it. It says, “Triggers are different than boundaries, but both are relevant.” I wrote it when I was feeling wistful, trying to communicate with myself a concept that was fuzzy to me, in language I didn’t right then understand. I do that often, when I write to myself. Make vague statements and metaphors that feel so right, and then later I come back to them to see if they have any weight. This one did. And we’re going to talk about it today.

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How to follow your dreams after quarantine

   If recent global events have taught us anything, it’s that life is short. Or at least, it can be. And that alone is enough to give us some perspective about what’s truly important. We realize that maybe our jobs are just income sources, that we really don’t make enough time for self-care or that we don’t prioritize our loves ones nearly enough. And dreams, I think, fall into this category as well. 

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Write a letter (to your future self)

   Welcome back, it’s letter writing time again! We’ve talked about the point of writing these letters (which you can find here), and our last exploration was of writing a letter to an old mentor of yours (which you can read by clicking here). We’ve also talked about writing a letter to your past self (find that one here). And today, we’re doing another twist on that. We’re writing a letter to our future selves!

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Write a letter (to someone who passed away)

   It’s letter writing time again, and I’m so glad you’re with us today. Now, if you’re new to letter writing as a therapeutic concept, I’d encourage you to go to my introductory post to this idea, by clicking here. Last time, we talked about writing to your future self (click here to read), and today, we’re tackling a heavy one. Grief. More specifically, we’re writing a letter to someone who has passed on. 

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Write a letter (to your past self)

   So recently, I wrote a post about writing letters. You can find it here, if you haven’t read it yet. But essentially, I covered the beautiful release that it can bring to you, as well as new perspectives on old events, and also that sending a letter can really make someone’s day, and help encourage them way beyond what you might imagine. I also vowed to bring some ideas for letter-writing to my dear readers, so that even those of you struggling for ideas will have access to this beautiful practice, at least to get the ball rolling. Without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, here is your first idea: write a letter to your past self. 

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