Thoughts, Discovery, Growth, Grief, Trauma, Love, Adventure, Family

Nature, Growth, Ruts & Love

Discovering MY IDENTITY BY HEALING trauma, LEARNING SELF-COMPASSION WITH A HEALTHY DOSE OF ADVENTURE

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Latest posts

  • Crazy Raccoons 🦝

    Clever Critters at Tyler State Park at Tyler, Texas Those Google reviews of Tyler State Park are true, the raccoons are BOLD, especially around the screened shelters. Roving around in gangs, they are a cast of characters with one that has a lopped tail, babies and grandparents, the entire circus. When you are privately cocooned

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  • Guadalupe Peak

    Being an avid camper and hiker in Texas means adding Guadalupe Peak to the Bucket List. It is considered the “Top of Texas” since it is the highest elevation point at 8,751 feet with amazing 360-degree views. A part of the National Park System that includes Carlsbad Canyon and Guadalupe Mountains National Parks, Guadalupe Peak’s

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  • Burnout, PTSD & EMDR

    This story has a happy ending but is a journey and in progress. My burnout would end up requiring a new identity to heal, building back up the pieces of who I am and what I value. Freeing myself from my guarded and frightened nature has been the benefit of “forced growth,” otherwise known as

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Self-care & Boundaries

The freedom I found when I discovered that no one could make me do anything I did not want to. The self-worth of that is amazing. If I take care of me, I can take care of so much more.

Make new adventures

Camping, hiking, exercise, family, travel and other adventures await for me once I put my values first.