Be Open

The Reframing of a Curse — My brain is broken. It doesn’t produce enough serotonin, and so for a lot of my life I have taken pills to balance that. My depression isn’t the same as your “getting the blues” though I appreciate your attempt at empathy. My medication is not a “happy pill” so that…

A poem — I’m so much in control, That I’m under it. Locus of control, Fluttering around my heart like Flying locusts, As I bite my tongue, clipping their wings. Safe inside myself, The sweet raptured light of doing Everything right, Until I cry myself to sleep, wishing it Ended tonight. I am locked…

To My Heartbreak, My Sunshine and My Husband — October 7, 20xx (To my Heartbreak) We talked about some girls you were getting lined up to go on dates with yesterday and it was a major sucker punch to my gut. The night before had been so many fireworks and butterflies. And I was in fantasy land a little…

The Words I Needed To Hear — When everything was blueish-grey The moldy color of decay When from the path I was astray and nothing seemed to matter. There was a voice that purged the dark Erased the scratches and their mark The speeding car was set to park and the ice had gone away. I felt…

And a horrible elementary school teacher. Welcome to Grade 4 through the eyes of a 9 year old me. Teachers would look through our agenda to make sure of three things: your parents signed it the day before indicating that they had read it, you have all your homework written…

Be open Be open to people, possibilities, ideas, and change. Some people greet life with open arms as they invite in new adventures, a variety of acquaintances, and limitless possibilities. Others seem to surround themselves in a protective shell where they hide from chance encounters, a world full of emotions…

5 Tips to Temper your Temper — Parents, I am sure you are familiar with little stomping feet, yelling, screaming, and jumping up and down. Ah, yes, the classic traits of our children’s temper tantrums. But, sometimes, the kiddies can work our nerves, testing the limits of our sanity. Yep, it can be pretty overwhelming! But what…

Part of Dora’s Travesty of Justice Series — The Architect returned for more money before I could send a document regarding the rules and regulations of the monetary reward. He did not want to wait before the county finished certification. He hoped that he could convince us that we obtained our final permit, but we did not. Instead…

It’s time to self-assess and get it together for your kids. — Dear Absentee Fathers, Your child needs you, and you know it. This conversation has been had and the topic has been bled to death. However, we are still at this same starting point. Yes, I know you may be missing in action because you feel you have nothing or not…