Easter

[Blueberry]

Wishing all members and all readers a Happy Easter in whatever way is good for you! Maybe just a little bit of joy at a sunbeam or a spring flower or simply feeling safe.   

[Not Alone]

Thank you, Blueberry. I also wish you and everyone else a happy Easter.

[woodsgnome]

" ... feeling safe." It can seem so hard to get there, harder even to accept. Can it ever be true? Enough; just a reflection and a hearty greeting for those  who share from their hearts on this forum.

Thank you, all. May our best steps be close on the horizon.

[Kizzie]

 This looks like Easter eggs giving each other a hug!    Happy Easter everyone! Go sniff some flowers, feel the sun on your face and eat some chocolate.

[Blueberry]

I was obviously feeling good at Easter 2 years ago.

Not so now.

***TW*** Lots of negativity and depression

I have eaten chocolate, lots of it and have felt the sun on my face by sticking my head out the window. But I haven't left the house otherwise, taken care of myself in ways that would help me leave the house - the main one would be hair wash and shower. I haven't been to church at all though some parts of me definitely wanted to and although I generally spend most of Easter at church from Thursday till Sunday evening. It 'shouldn't' make such a difference but it does - I've moved. There's no longer a church across the way, I no longer hear the bells 5 mins before the service and can zip out of the house. I didn't even go to choir service.

Although what I have finally done is a little more unpacking in my kitchen which could be construed as part of the new start that is Easter in its religious sense.

[Phoebes]

simply feeling safe.   

Something I've been doing, especially in bed before falling asleep, is remind myself that I am safe. Also, that I am "home" in my body. That might sound cheesy but it does seem to soothe any lingering heightened tension as well as remind myself that my home is where I'm safe, where I can always come back to or where I always am.