Fried – Just Fried
Today I went to a writers' meetup, and now I am just wiped out. Social stimulation exhausts me. I had a great time, but I'm just not up for it. Just not up [...]
I, Too, Am Not Okay
Yesterday I wrote this response to Tempest Rose's post It's Okay for Me to Not be Okay on STIGMAMA.COM: I, too, am not okay, and I'm okay with it. Often other people do [...]
Writer’s Quote Wednesday – Oscar Wilde
May Oscar Wilde's quote inspire you to be, love, and accept yourself. Thank you Colleen Chesebro at SilverThreading.com for this week's open invitation to quote a writer. This week she quoted Theodore Roosevelt. Check [...]
Hypomanic Again
Since my interview with NAMI on Thursday about volunteer opportunities I've been hypomanic - so easily overstimulated. Hardly got any sleep last night and today I feel wiped out, fried, extra crispy.
Suffering and Meaning
"Existential psychologist and Holocaust survivor Victor Frankl (1959), learned through his own direct experience of severe torture, suffering, and loss, that part of the essence of the human experience is our capacity to [...]
Insight into My Blog
Readers from 91 countries! Hello, world. How cool is that? Today Cheri Lucas Rowlands, WordPress editor and author of Writing Through the Fog, wrote Drawing Insight From Your Annual Report. On December 30th, I used [...]
Why the Changes?
You may have noticed that I've revised the design of this site. I changed my theme (site design template), fiddled with my widgets (that sounds dirty, but just refers to the handy doodads at [...]
Refresh, Energize, and Rejuvenate
Daily Prompt - Re-springing Your Step: Tell us about the last experience you had that left you feeling fresh, energized, and rejuvenated. What was it that had such a positive effect on you? Honestly, the [...]
Through the Lens of Our Past
TRIGGER WARNING - Discussion about whether Sia’s music video for Elastic Heart sexualizes relationship between an adult male and a pubescent girl. STATEMENT: I do NOT condone the sexualization or abuse of children. The question is: Does [...]
Life Simplified
Using WordPress Reader Lists has simplified my life. There are a seemingly infinite number of excellent blogs to follow, read, like, and comment on. If you comment, I will respond. I "follow" those who [...]