Tag: writing

• Out with the old…

  

  I’m recovering from surgery. It’s slow going, but now I have all the time in the world to read. And I remember… I love it.

  Sharlene Zeederberg

  November 27, 2025

  Empty-Nest, Getting Older, Life Lessons, Menopause, On Life

  books, hysterectomy, life, Life Lessons, Menopause, Mindfulness, reading, writing

• Reframing old memories to change current perceptions

  

  Our experiences shape who we are in the world – and how we react to things. When our responses lead us to a place we don’t want to go, can we reconfigure our memories to move in a more positive direction? Probably. But it takes practice.

  Sharlene Zeederberg

  April 13, 2025

  Anxiety, Getting Older, Life Lessons, Mindfulness

  Anxiety, life, Life Lessons, memories, memory, mental-health, Mindfulness, peri-menopause, writing

• Life lessons from Spain – Embracing change and new found independence

  

  It’s been a month – a whole month – since I returned from swanning around Spain. Almost a distant memory, but I’m currently sorting out my hundreds of photos and thinking about how nice life would be if we could just sit around drinking sangria in the sun, eating tapas, all day.

  Sharlene Zeederberg

  October 8, 2024

  Empty-Nest, Europe, Family, Getting Older, Life Lessons

  blog, Europe, spain, Travel, writing