I had a terrible night's sleep last night. I woke almost every hour. I slept in a chair. There were people in and out of the room all through the night. I got about 4 hours of sleep, way less than I am used to having. But it was my... Continue reading

"With chronic pain, you can wallow in it or walk through it. I'm going to walk. Somedays are baby steps and some days are a jog. But no matter what, I'm moving on." me Chronic pain feels like the devil on your back, no matter what body part hurts. And... Continue reading

Image courtesy of Carolinahondas.com Sometimes in life, you just need professional help. The hard part is knowing when to ask for it. My husband has been hinting around for some time that we needed to clean my Chevy Equinox. And he's also been saying that he's ready to trade in... Continue reading

From naama, on Flickr Each day, we all get a gift. A new day to make our own choices, our own mistakes, our own destiny. I don't think most of us realize how wonderful it is just to be alive. I know I don't. I don't wake up each morning... Continue reading

This is a blog post about oatmeal. That's right…oatmeal. Keep reading, I promise to make it interesting. Up until about 3 weeks ago I had NEVER eaten oatmeal for breakfast. Not once. I loved oatmeal cookies, but that's a different story. I never wanted to try oatmeal, I would turn... Continue reading

Recently, at my REAL job, we hired a new management team of Vice Presidents. Two out of the three gentleman were new to the company, and they held a series of company meetings to introduce themselves to the employees. What impressed me the most about these men is that in... Continue reading

I frickin' hate getting wet in a rain storm. Just sayin'. Continue reading

When I first started this Zen My Soul blog, I really never imagined that I would talk about my Christian beliefs so much. Apparently God had other ideas. And isn't it funny that I named my blog with a Buddhist moniker (Zen), and yet, I keep coming here to talk... Continue reading

"And it's a great day to be alive, I know the sun's still shining when I close my eyes...there's some hard times in the neighborhood, but why can't everyday be just this good?" Travis Tritt I hope you all are having a great Sunday. Today is turning out to be... Continue reading

I got really sad reading about how Janet Jackson felt about herself as she was growing up, and as an adult. Sad, but yet the feelings were familiar. For Janet Jackson, as well as Paula Abdul, Jessica Simpson, Demi Lavato, Candice Cameron, and many more actresses in Hollywood, they have... Continue reading

Happy Valentine's Day! I have to confess – this has always been my favorite holiday! Now that my daughter is a July 4th baby, well I love July 4th too, but there's something about a day set aside just for love that gets to a true romantic like myself! It... Continue reading

"It's where I learned about living and where I learned about love...where I learned about working hard & having a little was just enough...down in the boondocks" -- Little Big Town A large part of my youth, from the time I was 9 on, was spent down at my grandma's... Continue reading

Each of us have a number--that age, that birthday looming ahead in the distant or maybe not-too-distant future that fills us with a sense of dread. My friend B reminded me about this yesterday. Her birthday is coming up and this bday is one of THOSE that I just described.... Continue reading

The sweet life – what is it to you? No matter what type of "eternal optimist" you may brand yourself to be, every single one of us is going to have a bad day, at least once in a while. Maybe things don't go right at work, or you get... Continue reading

"Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together" – Marilyn Monroe I have a friendship that is falling apart. Not just any friendship…it's my relationship with my best friend. The details aren't all that important, but over the last six months I have tried many different ways... Continue reading

One of the hardest things to accept is that some of the things that happen in life simply have no reason. As Christians, I often hear fellow Christians say things like, "This is God's plan" or something along those lines. But the fact is that we live in a fallen... Continue reading

In October of 2009, I fell down a flight of steps head first at work. And from that point forward, my entire world changed. I entered the world of worker's compensation, myofascial pain, and other nasty things I don't want to soil my zen blog with. But suffice it to... Continue reading