Once upon a time in a land of sand, salt water and warmth, a girl named Ally was born. She grew and became a wispy young girl with flaming red hair; the salt water of the ocean she lived by flowing in her veins. She was a part of the ocean and it was a …
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In my last blog (which you can see here) I wrote the phrase “...it made more sense than anything in my god-forsaken life” - and I added, “because i’ve been feeling god-forsaken.” I said this as an afterthought of sorts and I realize people reading my blog don’t really know me and don’t know where …
So I'm in therapy. Reading that line back makes me chuckle. I've always known i was a little crazy, it's about time i go to a professional. When Larisa... (i still can't write her name next to the word)... passed, i had a grand revelation and a fire was lit under my directionless hind-end (that's …
we jump on. we jump off. we scroll. we laugh at kittens and fume at political views opposite our own. we are stalkers of people we don't know, getting a feeling of connection that doesn't exist. elijah told me there was a segment on Anderson Cooper that explained how apps were designed to be the most …
Things I'm learning (and some things I already know that I need to remember) 1. We must have a safe place to ask real questions and say what we really think without judgement 2. Fight or flight is not the way to live life 3. Words are fluid to some and concrete to others 4. …
it’s my 5 year old’s turn to talk about what happened during the fight that just went on in the boy's room - from his perspective - because it sucks to not feel heard and i’m working on it with the kids. and everyone is laughing (because he’s so cute) and then Arden (10) is …
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it had just begun. a month before she told me she thought she was sick i wrote the words: i finally feel like i have my sister. and then it was the beginning of the end. and i realize in this moment, when i have just completely fallen apart in the chair i'm sitting in, …
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it's not that easy, coming out of hiding. let's be real. just ask the Lady of Shallot. the reason we retreat into a safe little hiding place inside is because the world doesn't feel like a safe place to be. we aren't stupid. we know that when we are vulnerable it will be used against …
i opened my eyes this morning and thought - NO! If anyone in this world knew just how tired i am then they would surely tell me i don’t have to get up out of this bed... ever. but then i think about my kids needing lunches made and that we have 15 minutes before …
i open my computer every morning and i see her face staring back at me. she looks me right in the eye with steady confidence and says to me, “You can do this. you’ve got this today, sallie. you’re strong and capable and i love you.” I say hey, Risa. Let's do this," and open …
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