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  • ThanksGiveIng

    thanks to the world of sorrow, and thanks to the world of pain we have found ourselves once again blessed, to live as we are ordained. dropped on our knees, are heads held low, just how far down will we go? then we stop and look around, every head is on the ground. What has Read more

  • An ode to guilt

    Guilt Oh how we hold our head up so high pretending to reach a God in the sky but we worship our pain and we wallow in dread aww the sound of guilt became our god in its stead we think ourselves capable of making this choice as if we created this guilt ridden voice Read more

  • Here’s some perspective for you

    I woke up in pain, nope, my body woke me up because it was experiencing horrifying pain. There was an ice pick in my head trying to kill me, or at least that is the image these headaches give me. I have a migraine condition that makes my body a prison cell one I can’t Read more

  • Snowfall

    There is a gentle snow falling covering the tracks of the world and its noise sending ugliness back it falls on my face and right down my arms it seems so clean with its clever charms everyone loves snow the children to play but the snow covers tracks that should have stayed are we fooled Read more

  • We are starting again

    There are many reasons to write a blog, one being so you can be seen and adored by fans for your wit and so-called wisdom. This is not that kind of blog, as a matter of fact, this will be the kind of blog that you will either desire to read or you will burn Read more

  • Rough patch

    Nothing like a rough patch to send you off your rocker and straight to the loony bin. Nothing like having your world derailed by somebody elses actions. And there is nothing like the feeling of sliding and falling, as you realize the rough patch you were afraid of is already underneath you and that feeling Read more

  • testing mother’s love

    Just to be a part of the world right now is a mighty test to my mothering self. I am a mother and grandmother, it is a job I stumbled into, many many moons ago. It is one I hold with pride, dignity, and it is and will be, hands down, the hardest job of Read more

  • Does it take strength to be strong?

      And does it make you strong to have strength? There is a yoga sequence we do called t-sequence, you stand feet together, arms out, shoulder height elbows straight, like a T. We hold this in class anywhere from 3 minutes( I wish) to however long teacher decides we need to have our arms out Read more

  • Dealing with days after death

    Time is the only thing that moves the sting of death. The further one is from the date of the tragedy the further the remembrance of the impact the tragedy produced. We as humans are asked to go through many challenging events, death is but one of them. We are often tested by virtue of Read more

  • Difficult days

    There is never going to be an early warning sign that big trouble is afoot. It will blindside you with its horror leaving you reeling with bruises all over your heart and soul. It is, I am sorry to say, a part of our growth and the forward push for a person on a spiritual Read more