Actual conversation around my dinner table: Me: Little, why do you only ever eat one thing at a time? You’re gonna get full on just fries and won’t ever get to your chicken nuggets… Little: Mom, why do you take bites rotating around your plate, so that everything comes out “even”? A […]
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While engulfed in the darkness, clinging to hope I had no idea how vast the ocean really was. My only vantage point was the next gigantic wave Washing over me…forcing me under. How many times did I claw my way to the surface? Countless. And yet, I’m acutely aware of each and every time. Surviving […]
Is it possible…
Is it possible to scrunch down all your hopes and dreams and (dare I say it?) resolutions for the new year into one single word? I’ve talked about OneWord365 here before. The idea is that you honor that one word all year. Your words, your actions, your hopes, what you expect from other people…all centered […]
Over
The sun has been shining for days. I’ve been basking in the light and the warmth and I think I’ve made it to the other side. I think surely the gray of winter is…OVER. (Thank you, sweet baby Jesus.) And although it’s raining like pouring piss out of a boot today, I know the sun […]
Stuck
Have you ever noticed how your emotions have an actual physical feeling? I mean, I know we say something like, “I feel sad.” Or, “I feel scared.” But that emotion and that feeling … it’s all tied together in this miraculous ball of mind and body and soul. I guess what I’m trying to say […]