I find myself sometimes wondering how I come off to those of you who read my posts, but don't know me personally. Or maybe you knew me in a walk of life long past - and we haven't seen each other in a long time. I say this because I know, as I think and… Continue reading Maybe She’s Born With It
Tag: feeling
Feel how you feel
Dear 13yo: The world will throw a lot of stuff at you, and ask you to smile anyway. Feel how you feel. You'll be asked to tone down your responses and smooth over and buff out your frustration. Feel how you feel. You'll be asked to lower your voice, censor your heart, be "a lady."… Continue reading Feel how you feel
Sitting in the Suck
I find myself, tonight, in a MOOD. It's actually been here for much of the day too, truthfully. It's been a hella rainy, everyone at home, too much misdirected energy kind of day. And this low... aggravated... frustrated... impatient mood is just here to visit. And I find myself trying, trying TRYING to resist it.… Continue reading Sitting in the Suck
Re-calibrating my Gut
I'm a feeler, but I'm also a thinker. There have been times in my life where I experience life more in one mode than the other, but I also don't see myself all-too detached from either. When I've taken the Myers-Briggs, I have always landed on the "F" side of the third dichotomy. This means… Continue reading Re-calibrating my Gut
Until then.
(A poetic offering.) When all of this is doneWill we recognize each other again? When all the masks are put awayWill you know me with hair turning gray? Will you know me withless weight, or more?Will you still avoidthe grocery stores?Will you stay distantbecause of habits you've learned?Will you be contentto not publicly return -To… Continue reading Until then.
alive. awake. uncomfortable. 