It has been quite awhile since I have posted anything here on PeppyWrites Chronicles. There have been many times over the last several months I have questioned why I haven’t simply pulled the plug and let it go. Yet interestingly, such a thought would leave me cringing inside. Once again I started to ponder why […]
Feeling Comfortable in Your Own Skin
I could never have imagined the domino effect put into motion after confronting the way I see, think, and feel about myself. What began as an endeavor to cultivate a healthier sense of self while finding the inner confidence to establish personal boundaries soon blossomed into something that has, actually, brought me full circle … […]
How Do You Rate On Your Personal Value Scale?
It was an epiphany – of sorts. I mean, it wasn’t that I had a sudden, intuitive insight about something but, rather, it’s been rolling around in my head for awhile. However, I like that word so, what can I say, it was an opportunity to use it. I guess it all came together when […]
Do You Hear Yourself Saying Yes While Your Mind Says NO?
It’s a small word. One consonant, one vowel, and one syllable. And while I may have said it often as a toddler it definitely became more and more challenging to say as an adult – in fact, it seems to be a difficult word for most to say. You know the word … come on, […]
Do You Own Each Day Or Does It Own You?
It happens every morning. As I look toward the window for any hint of the weather outside, I am thinking how glad I am to have another day. A fresh new day. Yesterdays angst, mess-ups, lost moments, etc. can be, and should be, left in yesterday. The day is stretched out in front of me […]
Do You Go To The Hardware Store For Lemonade?
At first I wasn’t sure if I had heard my friend clearly. Or correctly. After all, our conversation had covered a lot of ground – childhood, families, DIY projects, friendships, disappointments, etc. It was my friends reply to something I had said about a disappointment that made me question my hearing. PH had looked at […]
Another Take on the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS
Who Knew dousing someone with a bucket of ice water could net so much attention. Not to mention money. I have to be honest and admit to being somewhat out of the whole Ice Bucket loop. I’ve read just enough to know what was happening with the challenge. Well, sorta. Does anyone really know what […]
What Came First – Illness or Personal Growth?
Whenever reflecting on how much I have changed over the years, I know I can’t ignore how illness has influenced many of those changes. And I do think the operative word is influenced. Does it really matter the role or bearing illness has had on the changes in myself, as well as in my life? […]
What It’s Like To Have A Trach Change?
It’s that time again. Whenever I think about it my heart beat quickens and my stomach churns – I push it out of my mind and all is well … until, aargh! I remember it’s that time again. It’s time to have my trach changed! Around and round my thoughts, and stomach, will go […]
Sticks and Stones May Break Bones But Words Hurt
“Sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me.” I remember the first time I ever heard that rhyme. I had been telling mom about a kid that called me names. It was the first day of high school. Okay, okay, I was just seeing if you were really reading or […]