People Are Going To Come Into Your Life

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“People are going to come into your life, and God is going to use them to help you. To them you’re insignificant and don’t matter. They are not going to understand you, or even see the point of why God had you hang in there with them for so long. Remember this: Sometimes meeting someone … Continue reading People Are Going To Come Into Your Life

Different Paths…

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“We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other everywhere.” ―Tim McGraw

Confrontation

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Anyone who has read my work for more than a month or two can likely tell you basic things about my character. My friends can tell you precisely who I am and what I stand for. My own brother has described me as, "The last person I ever want to disappoint because you're scarier than … Continue reading Confrontation

It Hurts To Let Go…

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“It hurts to let go. Sometimes it seems the harder you try to hold on to something or someone the more it wants to get away. You feel like some kind of criminal for having felt, for having wanted. For having wanted to be wanted. It confuses you, because you think that your feelings were … Continue reading It Hurts To Let Go…

It Hurts…

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“It hurts to let go, to say goodbye for the final time and remain distant in your closure, it may even tear your heart out to the point of insanity; but somehow in it all you find the pieces of your worth and you start creating yourself again, and in that journey of transformation you … Continue reading It Hurts…

From Scratch

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Two days. That's all it took to completely erase me. My entire past and much of the present; things I've held onto tightly because I believed I had something in life worth fighting for. I still had hope. I believed in the responsibility. I believed in keeping specific things, and people, alive, and sacred. Now, … Continue reading From Scratch

Musings Of An Unquiet Mind

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My closest friends and family, my loved ones, are the absolute BEST reflection of who I am. When you have healthy self-respect, self-esteem, dignity, a seemingly unending source of inner strength, and an innate sense of self, you don't wait for some mythological superhero to rescue you. You're your own damn hero, and I'm SO PROUD of … Continue reading Musings Of An Unquiet Mind

How The Hell Do You Edit The Truth?

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I’ve been working on a personal and extremely important mental health piece for nearly two months. As I was writing the end and editing the deeply personal parts, I felt stuck. I’m rarely ever stuck as a writer. I think the problem is, I’m trying to edit out the harshness and the absolute truth to … Continue reading How The Hell Do You Edit The Truth?

Sorting It Out

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I hope everyone had a restful weekend. I'd like to welcome the new subscribers who have come on board in the last few weeks. 🙂 I'm glad you find me interesting enough to follow me on my journey. Please feel free to message me and/or leave comments. I always reply. Today was hard for me. … Continue reading Sorting It Out

The Well-Placed Word

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Not that long ago, what I can only presume is an "older gentleman", and by "older", I mean over fifty, but probably closer to seventy, sent me a private message on Facebook to complain about my use of a word. I remember reading the message and thinking "Are you for real?" Initially I ignored it, … Continue reading The Well-Placed Word