by Landing Strong | Apr 11, 2025 | Anger, Challenge, Depression, Friday Inspiration
It’s not easy waiting
Is it really snowing again?
Let’s just give ourselves a shake. Not only are our April gardens blanketed in snow, but as I write this blog my son and daughter-in-law are 10 days overdue in the arrival of their first child. I hope by the time you read this, that status will have changed.
It’s not easy waiting for things we are anticipating.
You may be feeling the same way about your recovery.
Maybe you’re waiting to start. Maybe you’re mid-way, wishing things would speed up. Or perhaps you’re well on your way on your path to recovery. Regardless, sometimes the more we want something, the harder it is to find patience.
It is often true that good things come to those who wait.
The snow will melt and be replaced by warm breaths of spring.
A bouncing baby (hopefully) will arrive soon.
And…recovery isn’t a pipe dream but something that is waiting for you.
Warmly,
Belinda Seagram, Ph.D., R. Psych.
Executive Director, Landing Strong
by Landing Strong | Jun 15, 2018 | Anxiety, Belinda's Thoughts, Depression, Friday Inspiration, PTSD
“Mom can we go to Italy?” my daughter called out to me when she was little. Wondering why she would ask such a thing, I enquired further, “Why do you want to go to Italy honey?”
“Because it would make me happy,” she replied.
“Happy?”
“Yes happy!” she explained, staring at me like I was missing the obvious.
“But why Italy?” I prodded. “Because mom, that’s where they make Nutella, the Nutella Factory is in Italy, and Nutella makes me happy so we should go there.”
The basic wisdom of her logic touched me. So simple. Going to the people and places that make us happy. I’m not talking about quick gratification… the quick sugar high that comes from eating half a cheesecake in one sitting, or a buzz after too many beers. I’m talking about the pleasure of an evening spent with someone we care about, or doing something that fills us with joy. Mindfully constructing our day so that each contains an element of beauty.
PTSD, anxiety, and depression are all about avoidance. The only problem is, the withdrawal that is associated with protecting ourselves also eliminates new possibilities… like visiting the Nutella Factory.
