Toxic. What a word these days, right? You don't go too far without hearing stories told of toxic individuals and there seem to be many reasons why. I think as a whole, we are slowly becoming more and
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Archives for January 2017
Anxiety baby
I've been struggling this past week with some anxiety. Primarily at night, when I begin to slow and settle, and my thoughts can race.
Typically when this happens, I look over my self care plan and
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The Minimalist-ish
Hubby went out one night with a friend so I decided to curl up with takeout and find a good documentary to watch. I came across The Minimalist.
Initially I thought I'd not last long as who wants to
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The fraud at church
My mom did her best trying to raise us kids in a Catholic Church, but I never knew an intimate relationship with God through the memorization of prayers in CCD class, nor did I ever understand a
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Heart Gifts
I'm learning to love myself more, by sharing myself with you. That's the beauty in the ashes, the silencing of the shame. It happens amidst the share, not in spite of it.
One area I have always
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To the friend who left me, I thank you.
You probably didn't know this at the time, but you broke my heart. I had never before felt such pain, such abandonment, such confusion. I looked up to you, I admired you; your marriage, business,
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Doomsday o’clock
As a new mom last year, I couldn't get over the amount of times people would say, "oh just you wait." It was as if I should brace for impact, expect for it to get worse (if possible?), and
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I see you
I see you. Sitting there, reading this... searching diligently for the sign or phrase I've written to help clearly determine if you have an addiction problem. I was you. I get it.
I hear you. That
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We are NOT okay. Okay?
One of the hardest things I've had to figure out entering my adult life is how to identify my feelings, and then manage them accordingly so that they don't dictate all my actions. May sound easy
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