Check In

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Is it really Thursday? AGAIN? My best friend and I say this every week, especially if we don't get a few hours to chat about what's going on in our lives. Factor in a seven hour time difference. I won't lie; there are many moments when I have almost crawled into bed and stayed up … Continue reading Check In

We Only Have Ourselves

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No, this won't be a cheerful post. If you ever expect that level of dishonesty from me, please unsubscribe/unfollow now. I'm many things, but direct and honest are the top too words used to describe me as a person. Obviously, I share the good things, too, but I temper most of my enthusiasm. I am … Continue reading We Only Have Ourselves

Forks In The Road

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Welcome to all the new readers, and those who've been with me for years or months. 🙂 I'm happy to greet you all. I've been working on a piece about racism and my personal experiences with different forms of it, but mostly, I have started to notice just how worn out I am, which lends … Continue reading Forks In The Road

I’ve Built…

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It has always been important to me to be transparent about my shortcomings and the strengths. I don't try to pretty anything up. Too often, people pretend their lives are so perfect online, with perfectly posed, edited photos, but you never see the truth of what goes on behind closed doors because all they care … Continue reading I’ve Built…

Run or Scatter?

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Life experience has taught me, time and again, that everyone leaves eventually. I had to learn, really young, to be my own best friend and rely, as much as possible, on myself and no one else. I was thirty years old, long before ever turning thirty. It was a blessing and a curse. Early maturity … Continue reading Run or Scatter?

PTSD Flashbacks

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I always talk about my personal experiences when I am dealing with subject matter for #MentalHealthMonday. All forms of trauma require #Awareness. Almost four years ago, I was diagnosed with Complex PTSD. Thanks to several bad doctors and three lousy therapists post-diagnosis (My Massachusetts based experiences, only.), I struggle at times with how traumatized I … Continue reading PTSD Flashbacks

Discussions of Funerals and Such

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Today is the funeral of a friend of the family who died as a result of Covid 19. My brother is there now, and there's nothing I can do except be encouraging, even though it puts me into the headspace where I relive every funeral I've ever been to. Funerals aren't usually anyone's cup of … Continue reading Discussions of Funerals and Such

Pre-Thanksgiving Jitters

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Hello, everyone. It's been a minute, and the reality is, I've been sick for over a month. 😦 I haven't had any real energy, and I've struggled with not getting enough sleep and then getting too much sleep, if too much sleep is actually a real thing. <Sigh> According to my body, it isn't. Fighting … Continue reading Pre-Thanksgiving Jitters

Election Day 2020

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Everyone I spoke to this week, save two or three people, brought up today's election. I am trying to be positive, yet realistic. I am not telling anyone who to vote for because I don't feel it's my place. We all have different things that are important to us when we vote. I have a … Continue reading Election Day 2020

Full Disclosure

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I have taken the ads down. When I was trying to post my views on the shooting in Philly, due to the ads, I was not allowed to use the words, "Police Shooting of a Black man", "Murder", etc. That's NOT okay, because that's exactly what happened. I am uncensored and unedited by others, so … Continue reading Full Disclosure