Reflections of Me

Hi, my name is Janet Waltermire. I live in the beautiful state of Virginia with my husband and two daughters, ages 5 and 7. We have a Chocolate Lab, part Black and Tan Coonhound. He is lazy and well-loved. We live close to the Chesapeake Bay, but can be in the mountains within two hours. I am fascinated by both. I have always preferred the water, but the lure of the mountains pull at me especially when we are looking forward to seeing my in-laws, whom live in the mountains of Pennsylvania. Even though it gets much colder up there I would not mind living there. I believe it is an atmospheric thing, my in-laws being part of the treasured atmosphere there. I feel at home there, like it is the family I was really meant to have. This past week drives that feeling home. We went to Illinois for my sister's wedding. Her wedding was beautiful, but I felt like I did not belong there, like I was out of place. Times like that is when the realization hits me of how much I love my in-laws and strive to emulate them. Families like them are diamonds in the rough and therefore, are few and far between.
The relaxation exercise I do think helped with above stressors. I had a ton of unrelenting nerve pain today. Immediately upon hearing that I could get certain areas of the body to relax by telling it to do so, I told the area where the vast part of the nerve pain was coming from to relax while practicing deep breathing and found up to 85% relief instantaneously. I did not feel as relaxed as was stated in the exercise, but what matters most for now is the decreased amount of nerve pain.
I named my blog aiming 4 wellness because as you can clearly see I still have work to be done on me, and in me. I am working towards an inside/out healing, which as I stated in the discussion board is a lifelong process. I will never be perfect, but I can strive for the peacefulness, wholeness, and contentment that will carry me through the ups and downs of life.