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WON’T STAY EMPTY
I know some people don’t like metaphorical writing. So here’s a summary of my last Princess story: SHE FINALLY WENT ON A DIET LOL! Continue reading →
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Tagged adjusting to divorce, artist, autologous serum tears, beautiful music, coping with divorce, creativity, denial of feelings, divorce after long marriage, empty spaces, escape through music, food and divorce, getting in shape, going through a door, gray divorce, grief and healing, having hope, healing from grief, hopeful and optimistic, hopefulness, Humor, ice cream sandwich, inspiration, Judy Unger, Mint ice cream, motivation to eat healthy, music and inspiration, optimism, overeating, passionate songwriter, serum tears, stuffing feelings, stuffing feelings with food, suppressing emotion, suppressing tears, suppression of feelings, swimming laps, the door, Tillamook, writing
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NO ORDINARY PRINCESS – PART 1
Seeing myself as a Princess allowed me to write feelings I might not have been able to express in any other way. Unfortunately, there is a dark side to my Princess metaphor – the Dragon. Continue reading →
Posted in Princess Stories
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NO WORDS – PART 2
Sometimes, just like my song’s title – there are no words. Perhaps my lesson is that the next time I’m angry, “no words” might be better. Continue reading →
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Tagged acoustic guitar, beautiful music, children, children and love, comforting music, composing, creativity, death of a child, emotional expression, expressing feelings, grief, grief bereavement "Loss of a Child", GRIEF RELATED, guitar, healing music, inspiration, Judy Unger, loss, love, lovesong, lullabies, lullaby, lyric development, lyric writing, lyrics, Music, music and healing, musical comfort, new life after loss, No Words, No words for you, original songs, parenting, rainbow baby, rainbow baby song, singing, songwriting, subsequent child after loss, subsequent children, suppressing emotion, suppressing feelings, writing, you changed my life
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FAR FROM PAIN
I began to sing and I could still feel my mother’s hug. I was peaceful and taken to a place far away from all of my pain. Continue reading →
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Tagged acknowledgment, acoustic guitar, adjusting to loss of parents, beautiful music, car accident, composing, coping with stress, daughter relationship, escape through music, god and music, grief, GRIEF RELATED, guitar, haunting melody, having hope, healing from grief, healing music, hope, hope of healing, hopeful and optimistic, inspiration, it is what it is, Judy Unger, loss, loss of a mom, loss of a mother, love for a mother, lyric development, lyric writing, lyrics, mother, mother daughter relationship, mother's death, Mother's love, Music, music and healing, original songs, parent and child, positive thinking, recording music, recording vocals, singing, songwriting, stress and effects, stressors, suppressing emotion, suppressing feelings, tribute to my mother, vocals
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A PEACEFUL PLACE
I remember my parents and how loving they were to me. I try so hard to be a loving mother to my three children – taking care of their needs, while at the same time missing having someone who cares about my own. Continue reading →
Posted in Hypnotherapy
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Tagged "sandwich generation", acknowledgment, acoustic guitar, adjusting to loss of parents, composing, coping with stress, daughter relationship, grief, GRIEF RELATED, guitar, haunting melody, having hope, healing from grief, healing music, hope, hope of healing, hopeful and optimistic, Hypnotherapy, inspiration, it is what it is, Judy Unger, loss, loss of a mom, loss of a mother, love for a mother, lyric development, lyric writing, lyrics, mother, mother daughter relationship, mother dying, mother's death, mother's illness, Mother's love, Music, original songs, parent and child, parenting, positive thinking, singing, songwriting, stress and effects, stressors, suppressing emotion, suppressing feelings, tribute to my mother, tribute to parents
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
In order to better deal with PSTD, I have begun to acknowledge many things that previously I have shoved back down. Continue reading →
Posted in Healing and Hope
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Tagged acknowledging grief, acknowledgment, acknowledgment of grief, acoustic guitar, adjusting to divorce, arranging music, changes in life, changing your life, childhood friendship, comforting a friend, communication, compassion, coping with divorce, discouragement, dry eye syndrome, dry eyes, escape through music, eye discomfort, eye issues, eye problems, eyesight issues, facing divorce after a long marriage, feeling numb, Friendship, gray divorce, grief, GRIEF RELATED, guitar, having hope, healing music, hiding feelings, impending divorce, inspiration, Judy Unger, loss, loss of a mom, loss of a mother, loss of parents, lovesong, lyric development, mother daughter relationship, mother dying, mother's death, mother's illness, Music, music as therapy, music therapy, musical inspiration, optimism, original songs, Post Traumatic Stress, Post traumatic stress and hypnotherapy, Post traumatic stress disorder, PSTD, releasing pain, self improvement, separation, singing, songwriting, staying hopeful, stressors, suppressing emotion, suppressing feelings, suppressing tears, understanding
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I’M CRYING WHILE I’M DREAMING
In many dreams my mother appeared to me. We were holding hands and laughing, and then suddenly she died. Each time it happened in a different way. Continue reading →
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Tagged dry eyes, escape through music, eye discomfort, eye issues, eye problems, eyesight adjustment, eyesight issues, facing divorce after a long marriage, feeling numb, Friendship, friendship rifts, gray divorce, grief, GRIEF RELATED, guitar, having hope, healing music, hiding feelings, impending divorce, inspiration, Judy Unger, loss, loss of a mom, loss of a mother, loss of parents, love for a mother, lyric development, lyric writing, lyrics, mother, mother daughter relationship, mother dying, mother's death, mother's illness, Mother's love, Music, music as therapy, music therapy, musical inspiration, Northern California, not feeling, optimism, Ordinary Life, original songs, releasing pain, self improvement, separation, singing, songwriting, staying hopeful, stressors, suppressing emotion, suppressing feelings, suppressing tears, writing
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MY JOURNEY IN SIGHT – PART 4
My eyesight problems remind me of my true weakness. I survived my empty marriage by ignoring the things that upset me – I looked the other way. But where do I look now? Not only can’t I escape fog and dirty vision, I’m in pain and it’s too much. Continue reading →
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Tagged acknowledging grief, acoustic guitar, adjusting to implants, cataract surgery, cataract surgery complications, Cataracts when in fifties, changing your life, compassion, considering vitrectomy, cornea specialist, corneal issues, discouragement, dry eye regimen, dry eye syndrome, dry eyes, dry eyes and hard contact lenses, eye discomfort, eye issues, eye problems, eyesight adjustment, eyesight issues, guitar, having hope, improvement, inspiration, music therapy, musical inspiration, optimism, Posterior Vitreous Detachment, releasing pain, Retinal specialist, self improvement, severe myopia and cataract surgery, staying hopeful, suppressing emotion, vitrectomy
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MY JOURNEY IN SIGHT – PART 3
I simply want to live without my eyes making me crazy! Continue reading →
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Tagged acknowledging grief, acoustic guitar, adjusting to implants, cataract surgery, cataract surgery complications, Cataracts when in fifties, changing your life, compassion, coping with grief, discouragement, dry eye syndrome, dry eyes, eye discomfort, eye issues, eye problems, eyesight adjustment, eyesight issues, grief, grief and optimism, GRIEF RELATED, guitar, having hope, healing music, Hypnotherapy, improvement, inspiration, loss, music therapy, musical inspiration, nearsightedness and cataract surgery, optimism, Posterior Vitreous Detachment, releasing pain, Retinal specialist, self improvement, severe myopia and cataract surgery, staying hopeful, suppressing emotion
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MY JOURNEY IN SIGHT – PART 2
Today I had an appointment with my regular doctor. He was very sympathetic and kind as he looked right into my pained eyes. I could feel my lip trembling as I thanked him for being my advocate. Continue reading →
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Tagged acknowledging grief, cataract surgery, cataract surgery complications, Cataracts when in fifties, changing your life, compassion, coping with grief, crystal, crystal teardrops, crystal tears, discouragement, dry eye syndrome, dry eyes, eye discomfort, eye issues, eye problems, eyesight adjustment, eyesight issues, having hope, HMO, hypnosis, Hypnotherapy, inspiration, Judy Unger, loss, music therapy, musical inspiration, optimism, Posterior Vitreous Detachment, releasing pain, self improvement, staying hopeful, suppressing emotion, teardrops, tears
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