Tag: #compassion
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Why I truly believe I got Shingles
Good morning friends! It’s been a minute, hasn’t it? Life has been going really well, my Epicure business is thriving, my full time job is busy, nice weather is coming and I’m doing so much work in therapy. So how the hell did I end up with SHINGLES? I think it’s the work in therapy.…
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Happy New Year
Good blessed morning! As I sit here at the start of this beautiful new year..this clean slate, this untouched blanket of snow..the birth of something new and great…I have spent the last 4 hours in mostly silent contemplation. Contemplating how far I have come. Reflecting on all the amazing lessons I have learned in the…
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My story and an invitation
Today’s blog post is actually a VLOG!! I wanted to explain where I am coming from and how I’ve crawled out of that mindset black hole. For Kayla’s story please click here https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2080128579863/ Email me if you want to start this journey with me pattifarnan@gmail.com Xo Patti
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Never too late
Have you ever really dug in to your heart to see what really lives there and fires you up? What will get you out of bed in the morning with no regrets..that makes you WANT to be here? I have been doing so much of that of late. Turns out, what sets my HEART ON…
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Purpose
Meditation has been pivotal in this journey towards healing, light and purpose. I have written about this before because it has been such a HUGE and amazing piece in that puzzle. Meditation puts my spirit back to that calm and rational place that we should all exist within but it also does so so much…
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Bravery and Full Circle Moments
Good morning. Today’s post is a little different than normal. I am sharing today that I was approached about a month ago by journalists from CBC’s The National- Chelsea Gomez and Tara Carman. They came across this blog when researching for a series on the lack of a consistent reporting system for maternal death in…
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5 years
I’ll be honest. I never thought I would be able to live beyond the heartache of losing my daughter. I really didn’t think I would ever get to the level of peace and ok-ness that I am at either. In many ways, 5 years seems like yesterday and yet it’s also a lifetime. There has…
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The Club
I devastatingly had a friend lose her son recently after a tragic and freak accident. I am so sad she and her family are experiencing this. While there are no words that will alleviate this type of pain, this blog helps me process these feelings and hopefully provides insights to others on parental loss. The…
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How do you pull yourself back up?
Well friends, here we are again. Scary times, threats of hospitals being overwhelmed…gatherings for New Year’s restricted…again. I know I’m suffering from “pandemic fatigue” how about you? How are you doing in all of this? The struggle to stay positive and less anxious is real.. especially when life throws even more hardships at you. Life…
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Still Wending
It’s been a bit! I have not been in the best writing space lately. Alot has been contributing to this..the ongoing uncertainty of this pandemic is the big one. I have been letting some great practices slide, becoming complacent in my mindset. The last few weeks I have been growing increasingly fatigued and frustrated with…
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I love myself enough
I’ve been absent from the blog for a few weeks now…life’s been really busy, my mindset has not been in the best space to focus on writing. Today though, I had a bit of an epiphany. Today’s post is not as much about my grief journey as it is about mindset and about loving yourself…
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Gut Check
Things are starting to change again in the world at a rapid pace. Businesses are reopening, people are getting vaccinated, less people are sick and workplaces are preparing for employees to come back to work in person. All of this is long awaited and for many, very exciting. We all need to be around other…
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The Side Effects of Grief
There is no doubt that loss changes us. That fact is indisputable. The loss and resulting grief is and always will be there. And that is the same for every person in this world. No matter who you are, where you live, or what you believe, you will lose someone at some point in your…
Wending My Way 