Mental Health in 2018
Every now and then, the twitter world will get me thinking. Today, people were posting what they want mental health care to look like in 2018. So instead of reflecting… Read more »
Monthly Archives: December 2017
Holiday Gratitude
Holiday Gratitude: What am I grateful for this year? 1. The people I’ve met, I have found new friendships, and learned from others. 2. Sobriety, which has given me the… Read more »
It’s Okay
A few weeks ago, in a therapy group, we were asked to go around the room and talk about holiday traditions. What were we looking forward to this season? I… Read more »
Weekly Randomness 12/22
1. How is it almost 2018? 2. I wrote a poem this week, but I won’t jump to the conclusion that my writer’s block is gone. 3. Moving is harder… Read more »
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
“You’re going to make up your mind right?” I ask my emotions, fear and anxiety. What I get is a reply from codependency, “you know, Alice, don’t make decisions too… Read more »
Weekly Randomness
1. The problem with angrily throwing my keys is that later I don’t know where to find them. 2. I think in fantasy football, not trying is the better way… Read more »
Rejection
Today I’m trying to find happiness, and hope, but all I can see is rejection. Rejection sweeps my feet off the ground, steals my breath away. Rejection makes me feel… Read more »
Poem: It’s You, I Know
Don’t be leaves, please I beg every whispered noise Floating through my weeded garden You’re here, aren’t you? Trudging up the steep stone steps It’s you I know Not wind,… Read more »
Weekly Randomness 12/8
My random thoughts this week: 1. It’s snowing! 2. Snow reminds me of my dad, which is bittersweet. I miss him. 3. When a job interview is less than… Read more »
My Little Lies
When I was a young kid, probably around five or six, I came home after school every day with my babysitter. She had grey wispy hair and a quiet demeanor…. Read more »