By Jill Roberts Once, during a therapy session, the therapist asked, “Do you think you deserve to be happy?” Partly insulted by the insinuation that I would believe to the contrary, I [...]
By Jill Roberts My grandfather had a saying, “Shit, or get off the pot.” In my youth, I understood it to mean that one should not avoid making a decision. Specifically, a [...]
By Jill Roberts “If you want something different, you are going to have to do something different.” ~Jack Canfield Sounds easy enough; Except, to go from where we are, to where we [...]
An Average Jill is excited to get outdoors again, for the 2021 Outdoor Farmers’ Market season. In addition to homemade granola, I’ll also be introducing a handmade line of handbags and hats, made [...]
Pictured here, is our cat, Zoey, and Claire’s guinea pig, Cow. Claire is my son’s girlfriend, who visits often; Most of the time with Cow in tow. Now, Zoey isn’t very fond [...]
When I was a love sick teenager, and spending every ounce of time relishing in young love, my Mom would often say, “Give them time to miss you.” As a know-it-all teen, [...]
I used to confuse forgiveness with acceptance, but I’ve come to understand differently. To forgive someone doesn’t negate the offensive behavior occurred, or didn’t hurt. Nor does it give invitation for the [...]
By Jill Roberts My Nana kept the poem, Normal Day by Mary Jean Irion, at her bedside. I imagine she referred to it, as do I, as reminder not to pass over [...]
By Jill Roberts I used to give much attention away to worry. As I naively believed worry could better prepare me for future scenarios. Until, I began to consider the effort I [...]
There’s much research that supports how praying, or wishing the best for others, can have a scientifically measurable effect on an outcome. Conversely, negative thoughts projected towards others, can also impact the [...]
