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Start Where I Am

January 26, 2022January 27, 2022 Veronica Beck 0 Comments healing is possible, mental health, self-compassion

I am all sorts of discombobulated.

We recently finished a big house project that necessitated getting EVERYTHING out of three bedrooms — beds, dressers, nightstands —along with everything off the walls. Furniture, clothes, and boxes of knick knacks were jammed into every nook and cranny of the house for nearly three weeks ….

Poetry and Other Life Stuff

Show up

April 25, 2021April 25, 2021 Veronica Beck 6 Comments facing fear, healing is possible, reparenting, self-compassion

Morning haiku:
my well is dried up
boring, useless words fall flat
show up anyway

bird soaring against backdrop of cloudy sky

Poetry and Other Life Stuff

Clear Space For What Matters

March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 Veronica Beck 4 Comments self-compassion, trust yourself

Five years ago I began a three-month sabbatical from my job as a database consultant. The sabbatical was the culmination of a nine-month process of some serious decluttering, both physically and emotionally … and now, it’s time for a tune-up.