Hello and happy Sunday! We are so close to Halloween, I can taste the candy and feel the spookiness, even here in sunshiny Florida! It’s been a great week, so why don’t I get started on what I’m grateful for? Gratitude for this week Something funny that happened this week was seeing a snake during my daily power walk. I’ve given running a break because I hurt my foot somehow, but I ran like the wind when I saw another tiny black creepy crawly on the sidewalk. Judging by the ache in my quads and the yelps I made, I set a new record for the 50-meter dash. Usain Bolt has competition now. ...
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How I Found Empowerment Through Gratitude
Happy Sunday! Wow, we’re already more than halfway through September. I took a mental health break and got some sunshine and rest. That also resulted in a gnarly jellyfish sting. I’ve never had one before, and I can’t say that I enjoy it. My affirmation from the last post, I choose myself, even if others refuse to, was very impactful. I needed to do some serious self-care after reaching the acceptance portion of my broken engagement. I thought I had reached it before, but the final stage meant actively choosing myself by standing up for myself. The strength to leave the past where it was ...
I am enough – Week 3 of Short Affirmations for anxiety
Last week's affirmation, "I am open and ready to receive" proved itself to be exactly what I needed. I was met with quite a few unexpected challenges throughout the week. It was enough to make me really put my affirmation to the test. The biggest challenge was getting into a small car accident. There were no injuries, thank goodness. My car suffered some damage, and it was a daunting task to ask, "How can I look at this situation positively? There's nothing positive about a car accident." Eventually, I stumbled upon it after pouting for fifteen minutes. I became grateful for what I had ...
What do I have in common with a depressed horse?
My struggle with borderline personality disorder has mostly been under the surface. Usually when people hear "Borderline Personality Disorder", they react like someone peed in their cereal. Disgust or anger that crosses their faces as they begin to talk about a particular ex or the movie Gone Girl or Girl, Interrupted. Things I've heard about borderlines? "Those girls are absolutely insane.""They're the worst people on the planet.""They are crazy, but they're the best in bed.""Extreme Daddy issues.""Oh, you mean strippers?""If you don't want to get stabbed or murdered, don't ...
Big Chop
Last May, I had to cut off all of my hair. I had heat damage. The entire front of my head was frazzled, seared, fried... whatever you want to call it. It was bad. I had gotten a sew-in in Florida before moving to Guam. I argued with the hairstylist for a while, because I didn't want leave out. I told her Guam was way more humid than Florida and I didn't want to flat iron my hair every day. My hair shrinks up if there's a whisper of water 200 miles away. The stylist talked me out of what I already knew, and did the leave out. Fast forward to removing the weave a month or so later... you ...
The Glory Days
"I would say that hair is a woman's glory.Maya Angelou If I had to tell you the most difficult part of my day, I'd tell you about my hair. It gets on my nerves. The constant need for attention. The fickleness. The never-ending search for what makes it happy. My hair is my crazy girlfriend. I appreciate it, and all it does for my head. The little curls release the heat from my head, so I'm not sweating constantly. The dark color accentuates my skin. The springiness is fun to play with when it wants to cooperate. But our relationship is anything but cooperative. I've often referred to ...
