Author Archives: jazzhandsmom06

LSS: Trauma anxiety spirals are a bitch. But a random deer probably saved my day today. How? Read on This…was not the blog I was writing earlier. But, mid-walking-blogging…a deer crossed my path. He didn’t see me and run. He didn’t let his flight instincts force him from his chosen path. He looked at me…leanedContinue reading “Oh, Deer…”

Today’s random musings from my run: I’ve always tried to live a life of, “I may be the only…”. I’m going to smile at strangers, because I may be the only smile they see today. I’m going to tell someone when I think they look pretty, because I may be the only kind word theyContinue reading “My New Mantra”

The past couple of days we hear ALLLLLLL the opinions. Or do we? We hear those loudly proclaiming their hurt and anger at decisions made. We hear those crowing with glee at a war they feel they “won”. We hear both “sides” loud and clear. Or do we? I am here to share the opinionContinue reading “Please Speak”

Hindsight is a 5th of liquor…I mean 20/20. Yeah. Math. 😉 (Kidding. We all know how much I love math.) But, seriously, we all have these things…lessons we learned through life that would have made life SO. MUCH. LESS. PAINFUL. if we’d just accepted them earlier in life. (The same things we try to forceContinue reading “Lessons I Wish I’d Learned In High School”

I have reached a point in life…where I will not be silent to save another from hearing my truth. I have reached a point in life…where I will not be loud to beg to.be heard. I have reached a point in life…where I will not beg to be loved. I have reached a point inContinue reading “I Have Reached a Point in Life”

Yesterday…during my, admittedly, incessant Facebook scrolling…I came across a checklist of how to know you’re healing from your trauma. This list stopped me right in my tracks. Why? Because… I instantly recognized that three years ago…I was almost healed. (Not to say it wouldn’t be a part of my life anymore, but that I couldContinue reading “Uncomfortable Conversations…And Why They’re So Important”

Today’s random musing from my solitunes time: I treat myself like government cheese. Ok, ‘splain, Sheri. Right? Ok. Here goes. (Almost) Everybody likes cheese. We each have our favorites. Mine are mozzarella (ps it’s moozahrell…not MOTZARELLAH) and Swiss (it’s holy…aka God’s cheese, y’all!). Maybe you love cheddar…gouda…like it melted…like it cold…who knows. It’s cheese!!! But…unlessContinue reading “Repeat After Me: I Am NOT Government Cheese”

“Hate cannot drive out Hate, only Love can do that.” Martin Luther King, Jr. said this. And…as much as people love to quote him in their arguments…I don’t believe I have seen anyone I know share this one. Why? Because change is often believed to rely on justice. And justice is often believed to beContinue reading “Change, Not Vengeance”

Last night an amazing thing happened in my world…at one of my low points…when I was feeling most lost and alone…most confused about whether I am the person I want to be…the person I’ve always been proud to be…my friends rallied. Let me explain the background on that before I go into detail. I’m prettyContinue reading “Thank You”

A very, very…very, very…VERY long time ago (shut up, I’m old!), there was a little 10 year old girl. She hadn’t had a very exceptional life up to that point…positively or negatively. She had a daddy who the world revolved around, so she was mostly able to ignore the fact that her mother didn’t reallyContinue reading “My Reason Why”