Turning trash into cash —

The monotony of this day-to-day —

A truth-tellers journey — The lies that have been told in this family have begun to eat away at my soul. Never did I think my reputation would be destroyed, but it has been by those who spread rumors far and wide. I’m beginning to understand why those who speak the truth are cast…

Making another me — The story goes a little like this. There was a boy who had no friends, so one day he said, “I shall make a friend.” The boy thought and thought, how would I create another me? The boy understood loneliness and he agreed that another him is what he would…

Using random questions to explore my Internal Family Systems — One of my favorite things to do is to play the game Random Question as a way to connect with my parts. I practice Internal Family Systems Therapy and I love playing this game. …

Understanding that some people won’t change — How is it that you care so much? You care about everyone and how they are doing. You always put in extra effort with people who only take advantage of you. I see you giving your all, day in and day out, hoping to make a difference in this world…

How I took my summer back — The single chant that haunted me the first few weeks of summer was, “Push her in! Push her in!” Never had I been so frightened of being at the docks. All the summers before had been peaceful but not this one. With the new boy in town, I believed my…

Speaking volumes with no words at all —

Experiencing the chaos of my mind — Sometimes, I think of this confusion in my mind. How simple things would be if I could sort it all out. I wouldn’t second guess myself and I wouldn’t need your help, if I could only think straight. My life would be love and not pain. This confusion of not…