Tie-Die and Bleached Soul

What makes us, us? The fundamental things or things that make up our being, are they the things we can’t change or the things we don’t want to? Are they the things we like and want to nurture and foster and grow or are they the things that we can’t run away from or weed … Continue reading →

No More to Give

At a certain point, one simply runs out of fucks to give. All the fucks you had in your fucks bag, bag of fucks if you will, are gone. You reach your expectant hand into that bag and try to scoop one out. You swirl it around, shake the bag, turn it upside down, and … Continue reading →

“They got the best of me!” “Don’t let them get the best of you.” “You’ll never get the best of me again.” We say it like it’s a weakness, for someone to get the best of us. It’s treated like something that we shouldn’t be giving out.Something that must be earned. The very best of … Continue reading →

Darlin’ everything’s on fire

Right now. Right now. Right now. I keep hearing people say right now. There is no right now to me. It’s used like we are constantly changing the foundations of our earth, right now. It’s said like the very next second everything could be completely different, right now. We use it to justify our denial. … Continue reading →

Protected: Talking, not Talking

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Stop Holding Your Breath

At a stoplight listening to Levitt and Dubner’s “Think Like a Freak,” I grab the post-its and a pen out of the cubby beside me and jot this down: “Sometimes in life, going right up the middle is the boldest move of all.” I often write down things on post-its and put them on my … Continue reading →

Look up, it helps you stop. I’m the drama queen because I can see ahead. That’s fine with me, say what you need. You’ll make me believe you one, two, maybe three times more before you’re willing to admit it to yourself. I don’t know why you must, but I will go along with it. … Continue reading →