https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhLRNqFRrKc This is a terrible recording, but I encourage people to beg, borrow, or buy the CD. Don't blow it off as "country music". Look at the lyrics in every booklet.
Year: 2017
They Say Time Heals All Wounds
“They say time heals all wounds, but that presumes the source of the grief is finite.” ―Cassandra Clare
Broken and Damaged
I'm trying so fucking hard, but man, I have no idea what the hell is keeping me going. Yesterday was such a battle and I'm afraid of a new day, mainly because I blacked out twice yesterday. Unfortunately, my appointment can't be moved up because I'm a new patient, so I just have to pray … Continue reading Broken and Damaged
The Aftermath
*Potential trigger warning* I survived, and I'm always sorry when I do. Always. Last week, a member of my family overdosed on prescription medication. It wasn't painkillers or anything like that. In fact, I have yet to look the drug up, but I do know what it isn't. It's not lethal if you're taking it … Continue reading The Aftermath
Hearing ‘If You Need Anything, I’m Here’ As Someone With Chronic Illness
https://themighty.com/2017/05/how-to-help-sick-friend-not-in-hospital/ People say this to me often, but they're about as emotionally present as a flea. They don't call, they don't check in, they don't ask if there's something I CAN do and agree to join me, etc. It's always about them. It's like being invisible, just like my illness. I don't exist, unless someone … Continue reading Hearing ‘If You Need Anything, I’m Here’ As Someone With Chronic Illness
A Generous Heart
“A generous heart is always open, always ready to receive our going and coming. In the midst of such love, we need never fear abandonment. This is the most precious gift true love offers - the experience of knowing we always belong.” ―Bell Hooks
Every Reader, As He Reads…
“Every reader, as he reads, is actually the reader of himself. The writer's work is only a kind of optical instrument he provides the reader so he can discern what he might never have seen in himself without this book. The reader's recognition in himself, of what the book says, is the proof of the … Continue reading Every Reader, As He Reads…
Written by LISA MARINO-Molchanova 