You can not enter through my front door. If I wanted to leave through that door, I would have to jump. No, really, it’s a physical fact. Somehow that brings me comfort, safety. We ripped out our ragged porch and are in the process of building a new one. That front door kept people away. […]
I’ve been gone for quite some time. I apologize for that. Seems that I couldn’t quite make up my mind to where I was standing. Was I depressed? Wasn’t I? Should I crawl in bed? Is it just for sleep? Two teenagers home from school made the thought process even more difficult. I can honestly […]
“Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.” Buddha Not too long ago I was in a conversation of which the two of us did not agree. It started to become […]
Happiness – noun 1. the quality or state of being happy 2. good fortune; pleasure; contentment; joy. Dictionary.com Happiness is not a right. It is not owed to you. Though, I believe there are some tragedies that deserve to have some happiness, if not full-blown happiness. In America you are given the freedom for the […]
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Seventeen years ago I gave birth to a beautiful son. It was a decision wrought with what if’s and how to’s. Just like anyone else’s pregnancy would be. I was high risk for a number of reasons, part of them medical, part of them mental. It was a question of whether I would be able […]
I pledge my commitment to the Blog For Mental Health 2013 Project. I will blog about mental health topics not only for myself, but for others. By displaying this badge, I show my pride, dedication, and acceptance for mental health. I use this to promote mental health education in the struggle to erase stigma. A […]
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“It sucks that we miss people like that. You think you’ve accepted that someone is out of your life, that you’ve grieved and it’s over, and then bam. One little thing, and you feel like you’ve lost that person all over again.” ― Rachel Hawkins, Demonglass Have you ever lost a relationship without knowing why? […]
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“So long as you write what you wish to write, that is all that matters; and whether it matters for ages or only for hours, nobody can say. ” ― Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own Before my depression and physical illness grasped their ill-fated hands around me, I was quite a talker. I […]
Once upon a time, in a land far, far away from here…Okay, not that far and terrible cliches. I use to work several jobs, up to 80 hours a week, yet here I now sit. I had always had some sort of health issues through out my life, but they had not stopped me from […]
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