Tag Archives: thoughts

Pacing Myself

Posted on May 12, 2018 by janieleeds

Oh my soul love, I want to reach out to you, but lately you aren’t texting. It’s not that you’re ghosting me after all this time. We had our time together, reunited after decades and I left as I had … Continue reading →

Posted in finding happiness at 50, inspiration, love, women 50 | Tagged family, ghosting, home, inspiration, it is what it is, life, long distance relationships, past love, relationships, soul love, thoughts, truth | 9 Comments

Feelings Long After The Divorce

Posted on March 23, 2018 by janieleeds

A friend sent me an article by Lissa Rankin called Love Your Enemy. Below is an excerpt from Noelle Newby for your reading. This is the part that touched me to my core. The part that made me cry because … Continue reading →

Posted in divorce, finding happiness at 50, inspiration, love, women 50 | Tagged co-parenting, essence, family, I wish, Lissa Rankin, love your enemy, Noelle Newby, relationships, release the past, sou connections, thoughts, ties that bind, truth, writing | Leave a comment

Falling Down and Getting Back Up

Posted on March 13, 2018 by janieleeds

Seven days cold turkey – check. One slip up on the night of Day Seven – yup. Decided that one slip up doesn’t mean I have to start back at Day One – check. Monday full of strife from the … Continue reading →

Posted in addiction, daily prompt, divorce, finding happiness at 50, inspiration, the daily post, women 50 | Tagged bad behavior, breaking bad habits, changes, cigarettes, cold turkey, ex-wife of a narcissist, healthy choices, quitting smoking, relationships, stress of divorce, thoughts, truth, withdrawal | 8 Comments

One Slip Up

Posted on March 11, 2018 by janieleeds

Ok, I’ve got to be honest here. Today, on Day 7, I slipped and had one. It didn’t even taste good and I have guilt over it. At any point while I was smoking, I could have stopped, but I … Continue reading →

Posted in 50 years old, addiction, finding happiness at 50 | Tagged bad behavior, day 7, family, health, healthy choices, learn from your mistakes, quitting smoking, relationships, starting over, thoughts, truth | 14 Comments

Party Lines We Tell Strangers

Posted on March 11, 2018 by janieleeds

So the party last night was fun. We were seated at a table with another mom and her kids. Luckily one of my kids knew one of hers, so that bonded the kids and you know what happens when 2 … Continue reading →

Posted in 50 years old, divorce, finding happiness at 50, inspiration, love, women 50 | Tagged bonding wtih a stranger, changes, cocktail talk, family, grief, helping others, importance of listening, kindness, mudslide, relationships, sadness, somebody done somebody wrong song, thoughts, truth | 2 Comments

Happy Anniversary to Us!

Posted on January 17, 2018 by janieleeds

I got a notice from wordpress that today is my one year anniversary here blogging and I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you all for being here with me. With a few more than 200 followers, my little … Continue reading →

Posted in award, finding happiness at 50, inspiration, love | Tagged blogger, blogging, blogging anniversary, blogging friendships, celebration, champagne, friendship through blogging, gratitude, relationships, sharing experiences, thoughts, wordpress, writing | 11 Comments

Conversations With Myself

Posted on January 10, 2018 by janieleeds

Do you ever stop and listen to the thoughts you have all day long? Are you ever aware of the conversations you have with yourself or better said, yourselves? Because yesterday was a tremendously hard day for me and my … Continue reading →

Posted in 50 years old, addiction, finding happiness at 50, inspiration, love, women 50 | Tagged cold turkey, compassion, excuses, failure, gratitude for kindness, healthy choices, kids say the darndest things, looking for advice, nicotine, quitting smoking, starting over, talking to myself, thoughts, vape | 21 Comments