These Days

2015-05-022015-05-02 Miss Poison Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Honesty, Musings, Pain, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Stress, Writing Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Life, Musings, Pain, Poison In Lethal Doses, Stress, Survival, Writing

When you suffer from any form of chronic illness, and I can only speak from experience with Fibromyalgia/Chronic Pain, there are days when you cannot fathom getting out of bed, leave alone getting out of the house. The pain is just that great in its magnitude that functioning is taken out of the equation. You … Continue reading These Days

How Honest Are People About Their Mental Health? This Might Surprise You…

2015-04-11 Miss Poison Artists, Being Real, Creativity, Emotional Pain, Facebook, Fibromyalgia, Honesty, Life, People, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Suicide, Writing Anxiety, Autism, Bipolar Disorder, Chronic Pain, Depression, Fibromyalgia, Honesty, Life, Mental Health, Migraines, OCD, Out Of The Ashes, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, PTSD, Stress, Writers, Writing

Facebook needs to institute a better policy involving "friending". Even with strict filtering, I have people sending me friend requests simply because they like something I've said. Why in the world would you want to be "friends" with someone who is simply the same astrological sign as you, or just happens to also be a … Continue reading How Honest Are People About Their Mental Health? This Might Surprise You…

What To Say?

2015-04-08 Miss Poison Honesty, Inspiration, Life, Musings, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Writing Faith, Honesty, Inspiration, Life, Life's Battles, Musings, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Stress, Wednesdays, Writing

What to say? Oh, what to say? This is a challenging week, and it's only Wednesday. My blood pressure has been through the roof from stress since last week. Medication gets taken as needed, and then I get sleepy. Under normal circumstances, my blood pressure is always normal, unless you piss me off. Needless to … Continue reading What To Say?

Laughter Is Wine For The Soul…

Quote 2015-04-01 Miss Poison Laughter, Life, Quotes Joy, Laughter, Life, Quotes, Seán O'Casey

“Laughter is wine for the soul - laughter soft, or loud and deep, tinged through with seriousness - the hilarious declaration made by man that life is worth living.” ―Seán O'Casey

All That Matters…

Quote 2015-03-29 Miss Poison Being Real, Life, Quotes Creative Expression, Janine Shepherd, Life, Live, Quotes

“All that matters is that we continue...living our lives as the ultimate creative expression of who we really are.” -Janine Shepherd

Breathe In The Life

Quote 2015-03-21 Miss Poison Hope, Life, Light, Quotes, Soul Carol Schelling, Hope, Life, Light, Quotes, Soul

“Breathe in the life that surrounds you. Let it fill your soul with light and hope.” -Carol Schelling

Mental Vacancies

2015-03-19 Miss Poison Fibromyalgia, Health, Life, Pieces Of Me, Work, Writing Editing, Fibromyalgia, Health, Life, Pieces Of Me, Work, Writing

Hello everyone! I did mean to write something sooner, but quite frankly, the brain does what the brain wants to do. Of late, I wasn't 100% sure it was even there any more. However, I assure you it's all firmly attached, but there never seems to be enough time in a day and my thoughts … Continue reading Mental Vacancies

Jumping The Gun

2015-03-09 Miss Poison Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Life, Pieces Of Me, Writing Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Life, Pieces Of Me, Writing

I feel jet-lagged and incapable of moving almost every muscle in my body today. I can't truly afford to take the day off, but I have no choice. I am sitting here and my eyes are barely open, my brain is barely functioning, and yet, I know full well that I got a full night's … Continue reading Jumping The Gun

Is Time Really The Great Healer?

2015-02-242015-02-25 Miss Poison Honesty, Life, Loss, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Sadness, Spirituality, Voice, Writing Blessings, Death, Grief, In Memoriam, Life, Loss, Mourning, My Mother, Pain, Poison In Lethal Doses, Sadness, Writing

Each year on her birthday and the anniversary of her death, I try to memorialize my mother in some way. Writing is the best way I know how, outside of talking about her with those that loved her. One day my children will be able to look back on what is written about their Grandmother, they … Continue reading Is Time Really The Great Healer?