“You should write because you love the shape of stories and sentences and the creation of different words on a page. Writing comes from reading, and reading is the finest teacher of how to write.” ― Annie Proulx Hey sweet thing, If you could see how many drafts I have on this sites “owner page” … More Drafts and Promises
“There was a man who wanted to transcend his suffering so he went to a Buddhist temple to find a Master to help him. He went to the master and asked, “Master, if I meditate 4 hours a day, how long will it take me to transcend?” The Master looked at him and said, “If … More “The only way you can do it silly”
“I’ll love you forever,I’ll like you for always,As long as I’m livingmy baby you’ll be.” My 8 year old son is currently sleeping- mouth agape, wrapped in his favorite fuzzy blanket, snoring loudly, and probably drooling on the vacant space of my bed. Peaceful and puffy eyed. As time goes on, I find he has … More “SO SO GOOD.”
“People are scared to go to therapy because they think that it’s someone in a chair going: YOU SUCK. But its not. Its YOU in a chair going: I SUCK.” -Taylor Tomlinson “I had problems a therapist couldn’t solve; grief that no man in a room could ameliorate.” ― Cheryl Strayed, Wild I’ve had ALL … More Therapy
“We’re all made of the same parts as everyone else, organized in a unique way. No two alike.” ― Emily Nagoski, Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life *Warning* at the bottom of this post I’m going to give you a visual that changed my paradigm of understanding … More You say toe-(may)-toe, I say…
“Say I’m a bird. Say it!” -Allie “…You’re a bird.” -Noah “Now say you’re a bird too!” -Allie “If you’re a bird…I’m a bird.” -Noah *scene from The Notebook. A movie based off the literary romantic drama by author Nicolas Sparks.* I have heard- no thought is truly original if you scale it out to … More A New Thought
The big one. The thing we all long for at our deepest core selves. Is it a thing? Is it an energy force? Is it a power? Is it tangible? What is “it”?!? Here are my TWO favorite definitions of love. *trust me. I’ve been looking for awhile. These are CREAM OF THE CROP* The … More Love
“You may return here once you have fully come to understand that you are always here.” -Elizabeth Gilbert I will fight anyone who says the end scene of “Time Travelers Wife” is not one of the most ROMANTIC scenes in all of movie history! That part (I will try not to spoil) when Rachel McAdams … More Time Travel
“If you cant explain it simply, you do not understand it well enough.” -Albert Einstein If I could give today a rating, I would give it a 4 out of 10. There are MANY factors that would contribute to that number. I’m not going to describe them all. That sounds so tiring to even try … More 4 out of 10
img_2948 “This… is gonna suck.” I thought to myself while I poured out my favorite wine into the kitchen sink. Alone. With no one to tell me I “ought to,” and no one to judge if I had just decided to“finish it off” instead. I took this video last year for the sole purpose of … More Sober
“A Cleverly Named Blog” with Aubrey 