Milestone or Millstone?
When does the pain of the past become more of a milestone and not millstone?
Perspective is Everything
Losing over 55 pounds of body armor has some interesting ways of manifesting in how I feel about myself.
When the Past Meets the Present
Life happens and we often end up in places we never expected to find ourselves. While attending an Educational Summit, I had time to reflect on where I’ve come from, where I am, and where I would like to go.
The Enchanted Drive
The Rio Grande Gorge New Mexico is the “Land of Enchantment” and as I prepared for the solo drive I wondered if there would be hidden triggers. There were and a few were difficult but for the most part, the trip did exactly what I hoped it would do…overwrite the past memories of fear and […]
Feeling Lost is Okay
Sometimes you just need time to let things settle and move around in your brain. The past month of has been one of ‘those’ months where all motivation was gone and then, like magic, it came back in many ways.
Victim, Survivor, or Something Else?
So often people want to label us as something that may or may not apply. Far too many of us that have suffered at the hands of our abusers fall into what has the unfortunate label of “victim mentality.” Some of us fight so hard against that label that we become militant survivors. Some slip […]
An Anniversary of Sorts
If you’re not familiar with the story that broke in NOLA you can view it here.