Changing landscapes. A sad isolation. Vertigo and vomit. Sirius and the dog days. My cancer diagnosis shattered me. Let me first say that I am absolutely okay admitting that. There is this assumption that
Milestones. Hmmm. I get it. I do. I understand why we mark specific moments or days or accomplishments. Sort of like anniversaries and I very much appreciate honoring those… But the milestone is a social construct,
I’ll get back to the conversation about excuses and explanations next week but this week, I’m going to address something that popped up and caused me to participate in an interesting process. The Exchange
Oof, I struggled with inspiration yesterday big time. I try and blog on the same day each week and each time I opened my computer yesterday, I was blank….a whole lotta nuthin’. So, I
There are times in my life where I would not go back for a re-do even if for a million bucks. Nope. I’m totally content with those times living only in memories, most of
Stormy. Malevolent clouds loom, threatening devour.Fragile. Cracked glass on the verge of shatter.Sharp. A porcupine defense against attack.Combative. Landmines active and set.Restless. Electric zzap snapp pop.This. This is trauma survived.The triggers, known and unknown.Lymbic. Primitive.
“It takes courage to call it what it is.” @ThePurposedSailor In the face of toxic positivity, it takes courage to acknowledge the bad. Just so, in the face of rampant defeatism, it takes courage
“Authenticity is the alignment of head, mouth, heart and feet…” Dr. Lance Secretan One cannot be selectively authentic. This Day in 2018: Meltdown…Independence…Progress I had a complete meltdown in the middle of the night
So, for most of my life, I’ve learned how to compartmentalize. You know, the skill where you put something “aside” because whatever it is that you are currently doing simply cannot be done with
Do you know the power of your authentic emotions and feelings and experiences and awarenesses? We so often walk around with masks on… we cover the authentic self for OHHHHHHH so many reasons: our