Afterward
As soul-crushingly difficult this journey has been, I am fortunate to have made it this far. Many don’t.
Tag: recovery
Acceptance
Happy new year. Same as the old year. Or as Janis Joplin succinctly put it, “Tomorrow never happens. It’s all the same fucking day, man.”
This Body of Mine
You define beauty yourself. Society doesn’t define your beauty. – Lady Gaga
So Scary!!!
This Halloween I’m sharing a poem about what frightens me.
The Survivor
The brain denies the truth, but the body knows.
Low-Hanging Fruit of a Poison Tree
Persistently Positive Patty thinks she can decree how my life should be. As does Reverend Robbie. It’s in the Bible, you see. And the self-help hyperbole, whose many followers agree, holds the key to being happy. Access it now, only $257.33. But what if, maybe, what’s best for me is what my intuition tells me, […]
Forgiveness
To forgive or not to forgive? That is the question.
Telling My Truth
Living well really is the best revenge.
Loneliness
Animals also experience trauma. Here’s one example.
Sins of the Father (and Mother)
My family blamed all its problems on me. Genealogy indicates this family has had problems for a very long time.
Dogpaddling Through Life 