Author: lorikiel

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Seeking Normal – Day 12

Day 12 prompt: If we agree that there are variations of normal, than the normal we seek is one variation of many; is it content normal, happy normal, young normal...how many "normal's" do you have"? My answer: I think there are two ways to answer this and one is about the current situation we are... Continue Reading →

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Seeking Normal – Day 11

Day 11 prompt: How many variations of normal do you have in your life? For example today you may be happy or sad or ill - are they all "normal"? My answer: Interesting topic as it may be it about what is YOUR normal and my normal is obsession over diet and exercise and anxiety... Continue Reading →

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Seeking Normal – Day 9

Day 9 prompt: People talk about the "new" normal. What was the "old" normal? Did that label ever fit you? My answer: Well once again I could not have known when I wrote this prompt that I would one day be answering it in a world where the "new" normal is a daily condition. My... Continue Reading →

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Seeking Normal – Day 8

Day 8 prompt: Is wanting control in every single aspect of our life normal? Control over every emotion, person, stressors, etc. that are in my life... My answer: I could not have known a year ago when writing this prompt journal that it would be put to the test in a pandemic that has taken... Continue Reading →

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Seeking Normal – Day 7

Day 7 prompt: Is your normal the same as someone else's? Why? How do you separate the expectation? How does someone else's normal inspire, intimidate or disappoint you? My answer: I like this prompt as much of what makes something normal is that it is what everyone else has, does or is. The very act... Continue Reading →

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Seeking Normal – Day 6

Day 6 prompt: Contentment is a state of being but how does it relate to normal? Is "normal" having routines or is it simply being satisfied with our state of being at that moment? Is it wrong to long for contentment beyond this moment? Is this where lacking gratitude begins? My answer: This is a... Continue Reading →

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Seeking Normal – Day 5

Day 5 prompt: Why is normal even a "thing"? Does "normal" really exist? In what context have you used it in your life? My answer: Normal is how we describe life as it is agreed upon. Normal life is sleeping at night, working during the day, having a job, weekday, weekends, grocery shopping, cleaning, going... Continue Reading →

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The Angst that is Anxiety…

I like so many others are dealing in anxiety daily. It creates an angst that makes you want to run but what exactly is stirring inside of you and where you want to run cannot be identified. It is a whir of nervous energy that unlike excitement breeds a feeling of doom. It feels like... Continue Reading →

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Seeking Normal – Day 4

Day 4 prompt: What is the normal I am longing for? My answer: This one is easy. I long for a day that I am not ridden with anxiety that I cannot define. I long for a day that I end the day feeling inspired and not exhausted. I long for a day when I... Continue Reading →

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