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BlogMessage In A BottleThe First Year

The Holidays are not for me

I have been thinking a lot about the holidays this week. And something hit me. Hard. I realized that the Holidays are about people younger in age, before they have gone through loss. Newlyweds. That first dinner with both families. How fun right? Kids of course. It’s a magical time for them. Innocence. Innocence goes well with the Christmas trees. I do remember a time…
Christina
December 23, 2016
BlogMessage In A BottleDating Again

The Reentry Lipstick

Today I don’t want to talk about the Holidays. Everyone else is talking about it. So I won’t do that. People like us have a different timetable when it comes to the holidays. We don't really want them to be here and we behave in ways others don't during it. I would rather focus on our new life and identity than the Christmas tree. So...as…
Christina
December 16, 2016
BlogMessage In A BottleThe First Year

The Three Choices

There are two of us inside of me. Two women. Two voices. One, reminds me of the woman I used to be. The other tells me about the woman I am becoming. I have lived with these two voices for many years now. I have listened to both every day. I have acted as if I was both often. And I must admit to you…
Christina
December 9, 2016
BlogMessage In A BottleThe First Year

Dear Anxiety Let’s Talk About You

It happens in your whole beingness, deep down and within every layer of your body. It pulls from inside out, and your whole world around you spins like a maze feels, when you step into it. Your life becomes fearful. Out of control. Unlikable. This feeling overrides any goodness that comes your way. It becomes the primary experience because it is a physical manifestation of…
Christina
December 2, 2016
BlogMessage In A BottleThe First Year

KINDNESS

A few days ago in a conversation someone said something to me that was not very nice. Then I sat back and witnessed my response to that comment. I felt compassion for this person, as she could not see or hear herself and how she was showing up. I knew this comment was untrue and therefore it did not hurt me. I stood still and…
Christina
November 18, 2016
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