If there is one lesson that keeps beating me over the head, again and again and again it is this:
Does he like me? Why isn’t he calling me back? Maybe he’s busy… What if he’s the One? I’m so stupid. I’m wondering what he’s doing now. Is he thinking of me?
It was overwhelming.
Chicana Mexican-AmericanThird generationGranddaughter of the Yaqui Tribe
Them: “What part of Mexico are you from?”You: “Ummm…Don’t know!”You’ve been here your whole life…
She saw me.
She smiled. I wanted to know whether I was making myself movies all the times or I…
I have increasing felt like we humans are constantly seeking therapies in our daily life, in every conversation.
It takes a village to raise a child. I’ve always known that but today I understand it a bit better.
If yesterday was about feeling blank, today is about finding courage. The toughest of us are scared out of our wits. If you ask me what I’m scared of, my first answer would be people — unknown people. I have gotten used to them over time — there are bound to be new people…
Strangers are sending me signs that I’m failing miserably at slowing…
So I just spent a week in the town where both of my parents live. I go back about once a year, sometimes more. My sister is also there with her kids so I basically spend the entire time moving between houses trying to spend as much…
THE SUN THAT CAME OUT OF THE BLUE. THE FAT MAN ON A MOTORCYCLE WITH NO HELMET AND NO CARE. THE BROKEN BITS OF GLASS ON CONCRETE. THE MUFFLED IMPATIENCE OF PEOPLE NEEDING THEIR CAFFEINE FIX AT EIGHT O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING. THE OPTIONS OF TWO MUFFINS: REGULAR…
“Sometimes, people deserve to have their faith rewarded.”
I’ve written about faith and my unshakeable belief in some things. I’ve found, time and again, that my…
It’s so easy for me to fall.
I struggle with it of course. Resist as much as possible.
Over and over again, that need for those chemicals, it overtakes me.
They present.
It is in my best interest that I try to write without sentiment to my surrounding situation, however, I am left with scars on my wrist anyway. I have been exposed to the psychological world that tells me that I will be alright, as well as seen the padded room down the hall. All this does not fulfill the…