Fear

People today are dealing with all kinds of difficult and fear. There’s the fear of what you see. There’s the fear of what you don’t see but you think is there . Then there’s the fear of the complety unknown. A lot of us feel that on a daily basis. Back when I was first diagnosed, people would look at me in the eye – and they’d see their own fear reflected back at them. Because I was fine with it. But they were like, shit this could happen to me. – Michael J Fox

Help for Anxiety: Facing Your Fears Will Heal Your Brain | Psychology Today

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Moments

It’s the beautiful, little moments in life that give us hope for the future.

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Foster children: Support Social Workers

Re: “Lawsuit: Washington’s shuttling of foster kids fails them” [Jan. 29, Local News]:

The disturbing, draining and sometimes dangerous work — often done alone — that social workers do also needs attention. Policies and laws need changing to create a more trauma-informed and supportive environment for children, their families and social workers.

Systemic revamping is needed so social workers can do their job well and thrive. As it is now, they have impossible workloads with tremendous job-related stress. All this leads to burnout and resignations.

Along with the ideas for improvement mentioned in the article, two more could include in-office mental-health counselors available for social workers during the workday and adding assistants to team up with social workers. You don’t need a master’s degree in social work to drive children to their different appointments.

Hurrah for social workers who sacrifice so much to take care of our thousands of hurting, abused and developmentally disabled children. This crisis is too crucial to ignore any longer. The COVID-19 pandemic has and will increase caseloads. Contact your state legislators now on this urgent issue.

Laura LeDesky, Oak Harbor

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Tick Tock of Life

Tick tock, tick tock,
tick tock goes the clock.

It’s so rhythmic it’s
almost soothing.

It lulls you into a false
sense of security.

Tick another coffee.
Tock another meeting.
Tick another lunch.
Tock another quiet night in.

And before you know it, you’re so numb from the comfort of routine that you didn’t feel a thing as that great adventure called life slipped away like sand between your fingers.

But fear not, adventure has other plans.

Roll with them.

Embrace adventure, grasp it with both hands, until your knuckles turn pale.

Don’t let comfort take you down. Rise above routine and monotony.

Ride shotgun with fear and the unknown.

Don the uniform of the restless.

Get uncomfortable being comfortable.

And here’s the reward for the discomfort.

Your heart will be fuller, your compassion deeper, your horizons wider and your memoir way, way, better.

Before you die, make sure you have lived.

And never forget,
you only get one spin. – Aether

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The Retreat

Our bedroom does not invite jumping on the bed, and that’s okay It’s a place to recharge.

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