So how do you manage expectations that continually aren't met...
Expecting
Category: Past
fall leaves me feeling blue.
Fall affects me, I cried on the way to work last week for no reason. Fall is that no-reason, reason. I watch the leaves turn autumnal colors, the darkness take over the daytime hours, the spiders balloon, the crops dry, and the dew sit on the grass, and feel the heaviness of living this life without my parents.
the sweet spot
As I write this, life is more than okay. It's the first time it's felt "more" in a really long time........There's been a slow shifting happening that ended up turning into the "more" of today and I recognize that it's a story worth telling.
Social Stories
It’s just a highlight reel ok? We are all imperfect humans living an imperfect life.
Mom, does that mean I get a sister when I’m old like you?
My “new” half-sister, Callie turns 30 today.
Because You’re Worth it.
...it’s an honor to love and accept yourself in your natural state, in your natural habitat. My natural state is unkempt, inside my home with my people, and I’m learning to be cool with that.
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The truth is.
The truth is, is that I'm not okay. I have found myself in the middle of a year-long pity party. If I am being honest, the party has gone on for decades. You know those people who are always smiling, that vibe high, that seem to be perpetually happy? Yea, I am not that person. [...]
Did you say sabotage?
The ways we choose to inflict wounds on ourselves is truly endless.
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