Lame is the new cool. Embrace it.
Over the last few years I’ve grown to realize that we exist primarily in two energies, love, and fear. Everything we feel can be traced back to one of those things. Rarely do we put in the effort to find the root of what really upsets us, to identify our true triggers. Why do certain …
You are amazing! You have a light within you that shines everywhere you go! You deserve all the happiness in the world! You should be incredibly proud of yourself, I know I’m proud of you! Did you roll your eyes? Did you get a feeling of ick? Did you question my sanity, sincerity, or judgment? …
I feel all of the things, all of the time…and not just my own. That’s the life of an Empath. I know your heartache. Your fear. Your stress. Your worry. Your doubt. Your anxiety. Your joy. Your excitement. Your pride. Your satisfaction. Your determination. Your regret. Your lust. Your passion. Your love. I feel all …
Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault My existence has been traumatic in different ways, for different reasons, since the beginning. I’ve spent my lifetime trying to cope, trying to suppress, and in more recent years, trying to work through it and heal. I kept my deepest trauma buried the longest, sexual assault. I was reminded today that …
Anxious. Chaotic. Displaced. My emotional energy is without bounds. It builds. Neither up nor down, but somewhere in between. I keep pushing toward an end with no destination in sight. Peace is on the surface, but I can’t quite draw it in. It’s coming. Hold the vision. Keep the faith. The same messages cycle over …
And She Surrendered And when I let go I left my heart behind Lost to time Adrift in space Somewhere I’ll never find All that remains Shadows in a dream Never bringing to fruition All the things we could have been
I am grateful for this life. For my path, however twisted it has been. I have seen the value in every soul encountered. I see the purpose in every tear shed, the lesson in every experience. I learn, and I grow. I heal, and I evolve. I’ve spent this lifetime trying to help others do …
On this day 10 years ago, as I showered before work, my mind raced. My siblings and I had decided to move back to California. The culture at work had changed drastically, making the environment completely unbearable. My brother had been miserable for quite some time, missing his California friends desperately. And we all felt …
As a child of addiction, I had no knowledge of it. I didn’t understand it as a disease. On the surface it appeared as a choice. So, in my adolescent mind, my parents chose drugs over my siblings and I. I took those instances of neglect personally. I internalized it. If I were better, they …
Days like today can be difficult for many of us. We’re reminded of what we’ve lost. We’re reminded of where we lack. We wear fake smiles, and and pretend everything is okay. Both hoping that no one notices, and wishing that someone would see how deeply wounded we really are. But now, more than ever, …