“…I am my adolescent travels; I am what my reading has deposited in layers in my mind; I am my loves, my moments of despair, my friendships, what I’ve written, what I’ve heard; the faces engraved on my memory. I am, above all, the one who a minute ago made a cup of tea for … More Boxes
“Co-parenting is not a competition. It’s a collaboration of two homes working together with the best interest of the child at heart. Work for your kids, not against them.” – Anne Brown Tonight. I met “Her.” The woman my former husband has been dating. The woman that has been living with him. The woman who … More “Her”
“There comes a time in your life when you have to choose to turn the page, write another book or simply close it.” -Shannon L. Alder On February 28th, 2021, I found out my marriage was over. Today is February 28th, 2022. (Tomorrow is March 1st, 2022.) *if anyone was wondering* My “D-Day” was at … More What. A. Freaking. Year.
There are many things we “want”. There are much fewer things we “yearn” for. -Martha Beck I have been thinking about what I “yearn” for actively for quite some time now. My list is not fully complete because I am not fully complete. Yearning is NOT Wanting. Yearning is the heart that beats. Wanting is … More Yearning
“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
“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
“A Cleverly Named Blog” with Aubrey 