When I was a failure, I believed that I had to be perfect. I believed that the tiniest of imperfections in my behaviour and abilities made me weak. I believed that others cou [...]
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Forgive, as defined by Merriam Webster: forgive verb for·give \fər-ˈgiv, fȯr-\ : to stop feeling anger toward (someone who has done something wrong) : to stop blaming (som [...]
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Then the death machine threw me up in the air, while my hands were white knuckling the antiquated bar that feigned safety. All I could do was reassure myself that I should su [...]
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When I was a failure, I believed that I had to be perfect. I believed that the tiniest of imperfections in my behaviour and abilities made me weak. I believed that others could dictate where my direction was supposed to go. I believed that life was about rolling with the punches and never making my […]
Forgive, as defined by Merriam Webster: forgive verb for·give \fər-ˈgiv, fȯr-\ : to stop feeling anger toward (someone who has done something wrong) : to stop blaming (someone) : to stop feeling anger about (something) : to forgive someone for (something wrong) : to stop requiring payment of (money that is owed) for·gave\-ˈgāv\for·giv·en\-ˈgi-vən\for·giv·ing Full Definition […]
Then the death machine threw me up in the air, while my hands were white knuckling the antiquated bar that feigned safety. All I could do was reassure myself that I should survive, after all, no one wants a lawsuit. I was pretty sure, or at least I had convinced myself, that this machine was inspected […]
Trigger warning for those who have experienced sexual assault or trauma *********************************************************************** *********************************************************************** *********************************************************************** I am angry because you slapped me on the butt when I didn’t do a low enough squat when I was working out. I am angry because I told you to never touch me on the butt again and you told […]
Watching my son’s mop of blond hair flying around his face. Seeing him running full speed without a care. Trying to memorize that beautiful smile that touches his eyes. Hearing him screech over and over gleefully at the top of his lungs. I’m looking around seeing others cringe and hearing the disapproving comments from others. […]
Exercise…. You do too much and you are obsessed, you do too little and you are lazy. You love it, you hate it. You exercise to lose weight, you exercise to stay in shape. Where is your motivation around exercise? What should it be? I’ve never seemed to be able to stick to exercise when […]
Self image… shmelf image… In this quest for the best, we are so obsessed with comparing ourselves to others and holding standards to this ideal. Whether this ideal is monetarily related or a personality attribute or a goal or a physical attribute that we want, like a self image, we never seem to be satisfied with […]
Christmas is always a time where I definitely try to cut those corners! I love making frugal Christmas gifts! Here’s a quick guide that I put together to help you take back the reins on the spending frenzy that everyone seems to get into at Christmas. Last year we did the five hands of giving: […]
This time of the year for me is always marked with cozy cuddles in my home filled with Christmas cheer, Christmas music in the background, and a good dose of Christmas movies to get everyone in the mood with the Christmas spirit! I have to admit though, I get disappointed when I hear that others […]
Trust, the foundation of any relationship, an intimate relationship or even a connection with a stranger. This is where I know that trust is a seven letter word… RESPECT. It is this respect I inherently give throughout my reading and towards those I work with, even towards strangers that I pass by. There is never a time […]