by Leslie Sholly | Jun 30, 2020 | Deep Thoughts, FIRE, language
There is no foreseeable future. Read it again: There is no foreseeable future. Now, this isn’t a grammar rant, though that irksome phrase cries out for one. Because, y’all, unless you believe in clairvoyance (and actually even if you do!), no one can...
by Leslie Sholly | Aug 3, 2019 | Deep Thoughts, health, psychology
This guest post was written by a young Catholic man who asked that I publish it anonymously due to the personal nature of the subject. I was happy to do so as mental illness affects so many families, including mine. There has been a significant growth of awareness...
by Leslie Sholly | Apr 24, 2018 | Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, Everyday Ediths
Before the last couple of years, worry and anxiety were never challenges for me. I have the kind of mind that just doesn’t hold on the those kinds of things. Unlike my husband, who is consumed with worry pretty much all the time, making him miserable, I have always...
by Leslie Sholly | Apr 18, 2017 | Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, linkups
Until very recently, worry and anxiety have not been challenges for me. I have the kind of mind that just doesn’t hold on the those kinds of things. Unlike my husband, who is consumed with worry pretty much all the time, making him miserable, I have always...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 24, 2012 | psychology
I’ve written before about my anxiety dreams. Last night I had a doozy. I dreamt that I suddenly realized that I was enrolled in college and that my life had become so complicated that I had simply forgotten all about attending classes for some weeks. I...