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The Serenity of Sadness

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Throughout this journey, I think I have managed to hold it together pretty well, maybe too well.  I had my share of meltdowns, but predominately in the realm of anxiety not sadness. I’ve obsessed, I’ve worried, I’ve won several gold medals in overthinking and immersed myself in happy distractions. That’s what I do in the face of traumatic/dramatic events, I block, I distract myself, I don’t let it in. I am GREAT at it. Until I’m not. Because inevitably the giant tsunami comes crashing down upon me. Like it is now.

l_92b8b540-34ee-11e2-9568-6f57fd700009One wouldn’t think that anxiety is a way of avoiding upsetting things in your life. It is an incredibly toxic, draining, uncomfortable state of existence stemming from these upsetting things. But I’m learning the hard way that anxiety is one of the mind’s greatest defense mechanisms. I have heard it said that the source of all stress is resistance…

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About The Owl Lady

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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