Overheard on a Mountaintop
Overheard on a Mountaintop
Overheard on a Mountaintop
Welcome to my spot on the mountainside…
Join me on my rock. We’ve got a warm spot right here in the sun. If you’re quiet you can hear the wind stream through the treetops below. At times it can sound like a symphony orchestra warming up. And sometimes you’ll overhear something else remarkable. Some of the secrets of existence are murmured here if you strain to listen.
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My views are my own. I have no medical or mental health training. I write about my experiences in the hopes someone else may gain some insight from them. The answers and insights I’ve found won’t speak to everyone, but perhaps my journey will inspire you to pop the hood on your own brain and see what powers your experiences.
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Overheard views…
Top Ten Most Adorable Places at Disney World to Fight With Your Partner
Couples find themselves fighting over silly things while at Disney World. But these arguments can escalate and drag down a park day.
Building Your Own Helm’s Deep For Tough Times
Life will always throw storms at us and its helpful to prepare a place of retreat. Helm’s Deep offers a great blueprint for building a mental fortress to hunker down in.
Anxiety in the Multiverse
When we battle anxiety, it can feel as if we have an unwanted superpower. The power to view the multiverse and every disaster our actions could spawn. But there’s another side of the coin when facing stressful alternate realities.
Bird Perched Over a Pond: Plucking Inspiration From Your Brain
When we require a writing prompt or a brilliant idea, sometimes we need to grow a beak and perch over a pond. Wait for those plump thoughts to emerge from the depths.
Emily Dickinson Vs. Artificial Intelligence – Hope for Writers
Writers afraid of a future filled with AI authors and Chat GPT articles can turn to Emily Dickinson for hope and a battle plan.
The Mystery Metal Hiding in Your Body: A Journaling Prompt
Your body is made of strange stuff, including some star stuff that seems to serve no purpose. Perhaps we can journal up a way to explain this mystery guest.
The Yeti Door ~ Unleashing Locked-Up Thoughts Into Your Journal
I found a locked Yeti door on my last trip to Disney World. It became a metaphor for the things we seal off in our minds. Maybe it’s time to unchain those in the safety of a journal.
You As a Theme Park ~ Journaling Prompt
What if you had to design a theme park based on your interests and your experiences? Take the same creative journey Walt Disney traveled. Journal it out to see what kinds of attractions could become a metaphor for your life..
Journaling Your Way Through Disney World
Disney World may seem like the last place on earth you’d want to open your journal. But all those distractions in such a creative place can inspire unlimited journaling prompts for the trip home.
The Two Things to Do When a Stressful Decision Looms
When a decision looms we can forget it’s down the road and not due immediately. There are ways to curb your anxiety until you are ready to make a choice.
Distressed Garmets and the Earned Wear of Life
When our distressed garments earn some real wear-and-tear from life experiences.
Surviving Encounters with Deep Sea Creatures and Difficult People
Difficult people are a lot like the strange creatures that inhabit the deep ocean. There are reasons they develop thick armor and poisonous barbs. Examining why can help us deal with unpleasant people.
A Walt Disney World Day While Working from Home
If working from home has your brain starting to glitch, it’s time to get creative. Declare a Disney Day once a week to help you shake up your schedule.
Drowning Aquaman: How Trauma In Your Life Can Reveal Superpowers
Understanding the Transformative Nature of Trauma. How Aquaman had to learn about his fishy nature and how we can avoid having to go to such depths.
Creekside Meditations
How does the creek bed support such a torrent of water and not get washed away. It’s something to ponder as you meditate alongside a gurgling creek.
The Lesson of the Cancelled Flight: When Life Makes You Pause
What do you do when life forces you to pause? Do you struggle even more? How long will it take you to accept that your flight is grounded?
Refusing Errant Data from Your Brain on Gloomy Days
Shutting down the feed of negative thoughts from your brain on days predestined to be gloomy.
Strengthening Your Memories With Herbal Alchemy
What if there were a way to store memories more vividly in your brain. This method uses the strongest of our five senses for recollection. It works for the loves of your life and your special moments with family and friends.
Parts Per Million…Parts Per Billion
Diluting our stress into “parts per billion.” Imagining your anxious moments as droplets instead of reservoirs. The scientific mantra I’ve been using lately.
Bird Feeder Meditations
Staring at your bird feeder can prove entertaining. It can also be meditative. Here are some tips for seeing your backyard through the eyes of your feathered friends.
Giving The People In Your Life A Win
People in your life won’t always meet your expectations. But before you eject them, consider their intentions. If they truly strive to please you, there’s value in that. It may be worth giving them a preemptive win and another chance.
When the Path Curves Out of Sight
So many of us ignore a trailhead or an arrow pointing the way in our lives. We want to know what lies miles down the trail, but life will rarely give us that type of clarity.
The Truth About Gingerbread Houses
What if we told gingerbread families the truth about the beautiful homes we build for them. How to avoid “the cookie crumble” this holiday season.
Ghostly Estates In Our Parks and Forests
When we take a weekend trek across local parks and forestland, we can miss the remnants of former homesteads and the stories of lost generations.
Meditate Under The Night Sky
What would you think stars were if you didn’t already know? A creative thought prompt to help you achieve a meditative state while stargazing.
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