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Unless you grew up under a rock (no offense to Fraggle children everywhere), you grew up on the Aesop Fable of The Boy Who Cried Wolf. In case you ARE a Fraggle (say hi to Red for me!!), the general gist is that the boy kept lying and crying wolf so often that…when the wolfContinue reading “The Boy Who Cried Outraged”

Welp, never meant for this to be a two-part series, but here we go. I shared the general gist of my Boxes & Eggshells blog with my therapist last week. She asked, “Instead of putting things in a box with eggshells around it…shouldn’t you be putting the people who made you feel that way intoContinue reading “Boxes and Eggshells (An Accidental Two-Part Series)”

An ear worm attacked tonight, but led me to a musical ephipany (my favorite kind of epiphany…you know…if I were the kind of person who would rank epiphanies…*innocent whistle* ) ANYWAYS…the epiphany: 🎵You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here🎵 Isn’t that what we should really be doing to those people whoContinue reading “Semisonic-ing My Brain”

I mentioned this recently, but I’m working really hard at figuring out how to share feelings that need to be shared…but also learn that some are for me to figure out alone. Again, this isn’t a bad thing. It’s something I need to learn to grow on. That’s all. Last night, I had an epiphany.Continue reading “Boxes and Eggshells”

Someone I love very much passed away a couple of weeks ago. I haven’t been ready to talk about my grief…I’m still not, tbh. But what I *am* ready to talk about is how important and wonderful he truly was. Because…I’m ashamed that I never told him this while he was alive…and I think weContinue reading “The First To See ME”

So…therapy homework…I’m supposed to compile a list of my personality traits, good and bad. Not excited about this. Not because it’s uncomfortable to list what’s wrong with me. The opposite, in fact. I’m highly uncomfortable trying to quantify what’s positive about me. Why? Am I afraid there’s nothing good about me? Hell no. I thinkContinue reading “The List”

I’ve been doing a lot of internal work lately. Truly internal. It’s hard. I’m not going to lie. But…what I’ve come to realize…FINALLY…is that MY feelings are MY problem. Not that people don’t care. They do. But my feelings aren’t something anyone else has any control over…only I do. And I have to feel them andContinue reading “My Serenity Prayer”

So…I think this is the first time I’ve written in almost a year. Lol This year has been…insane and quiet, all at the same time. I have a lot to say…but, possibly for the first time in my life, I struggle finding the words. Don’t get me wrong…I have words…some of them four letters inContinue reading “No Words Needed”

I know I don’t write much these days. This year has just been…a lot. A lot of work. A lot of fear. A lot of stress. Watching the love of my life battle cancer…battling my own health issues…working nonstop… And, on top of it…I’ve finally really been digging in and dealing with my trauma andContinue reading “.”

I’ll flat out say it. Christianity and Karaoke are the same. There. Are you mad? Are you confused? Are you intrigued? Good. Yesterday a man walked into church. He had an afro that a 70s movie character would have been proud of. His clothes were purposely shredded. His earring dangled wildly from his ear, asContinue reading “Christianity and Karaoke”