Have you ever seen someone take their last breath of life? I have. I witnessed my father’s last breath. He died alone, with no one by his side but me, and a minister to guide his departure from this world. I had no fear, but my heart clenched tight in my chest. I listened as... Continue Reading →
Before we met, I knew you... I knew what you would look like. How you would smell. How it would feel to hold you and have you lay in my arms. Before we met, I knew you... We would be closer than any two people could be. My heart would burst with joy and love... Continue Reading →
One day, 9 years ago, someone looked me right in the eyes and had the courage to tell me that if I continued drinking the way I was drinking that the road ahead was not going to be pretty. If I continued to drink in excess, there would come a day when the drink would control... Continue Reading →
This morning felt like a new dawn. A new beginning. My truth has been put out there for all to see. And once the send button was hit… I waited. And right away ‘ping’ … ‘ping’…. My girls were there! My community of sisters, wives, friends, mothers…you were there! My stomach felt tight and my... Continue Reading →
One of my best and worst traits is that I tell people EVERYTHING. To a fault. And I am usually the one who suffers or feels the consequences of sharing too much. I don’t know why I do it. But the hardest lesson I always learn is that sharing isn’t always a good thing. And... Continue Reading →
My head is splitting with the most excruciating headache I have ever had. Tears spill down my face I’ve failed My stomach turns over and over and my face meets the porcelain bowl…. 3 times Tears spill down my face I’ve failed By body aches all over Tears spill down my face I’ve failed My... Continue Reading →
Being strong is hard and tiring. I knew it would be hard, but feeling so tired, I wasn’t expecting that. I thought I would be full of energy and ready to grab life by the balls and charge head first into all the great things I have been apparently missing in life. Not the... Continue Reading →
Honesty is great. But sometimes honesty is only great…..in the moment…. Honesty is great when you are telling the truth and talking about everyday things. But honesty feels really empowering when you confess a dark secret…..one that weighs you down… one that you want others to know about because you feel that if they... Continue Reading →
You and I are breaking up. The bottle...no more....I now know... you are the poison that I have kept pouring into myself, thinking you were healing me... but you are killing me. It’s not going to be an easy break up, like the ones where both parties agree and move on This is going to... Continue Reading →
Dirty Little Secrets... We all have one. Or many. Demons, monsters in the closet, unanswered questions, untold stories, unforgivable sins, guilty consciences, mistakes, addictions, abuse, neglect, loneliness, depression, violations, the list goes on. Dirty little secrets are often things we cannot even admit to ourselves, let alone confess to others. We live in a world... Continue Reading →
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