Am I wired for misery? Am I instinctively hell-bent on self-destruction?? I used to think I was. Life is better these days and things are looking up, I think, because I have found healthy ways to release and fill the voids with soulful activity. But, there are still those days… I know what I have been […]
The Unburdening How is it possible that I am the happiest I have EVER been – my marriage feels so right, my boys are delightful, and I am ecstatic about winning my “weight” battle — yet I am still so darned angry??! It’s not all the time like it used to be, but it’s there… […]
The Unburdening Alone again. No words to cut the deafening silence. Nothing. Week upon week of seclusion. Emptiness. I am unacknowledged, invisible, non-existent. Worlds apart. No common ground. Missed understanding. Discomfort, distrust and disillusionment. To continue is agony. But, this is what we know. I live and breathe and think. Wishful thoughts. Tormenting...
The Unburdening – January 15, 2018 Blistery winds and minus weather could not keep me from my walk today. I tucked myself into bundles of warmth and layers of protection, determined to keep my promise. I felt capable and strong and invincible, as I strode along the nearly desolate paths, steering clear of icy patches […]
The Unburdening I have this insurmountable fear. It has always been with me. Deep down, I am afraid that if I get too close or say too much and let people really get to know me, they will find out the truth… that I am stupid, weak and pathetic. Maybe that’s why I have a […]
The Unburdening There comes a time when a “fresh start” is not possible. You’ll know when that time is. It will be when you look at each other and all you feel is pain. It will be when the bad times you have spent together far outweigh the happy times. So much so, that for […]
When Mommy Monster Comes Out to Play (For Adults and Kids) Once in a while, when we least expect, Mommy Monster comes out to play. Her beautiful clothes turned to ugly rags, her silky locks in disarray. Her face contorted. Her mouth in a scowl. Her words distorted, a gnarly growl. “Where, oh where, has […]
