Learning to be enough for myself.
Today I felt a little bit of personal progress. I was running an errand without my toddler in tow and I did not listen to angry music the entire time. I didn’t keep listening to Eminem’s new album over and over. I switched over to a little Collective Soul and Snow Patrol. And that was…
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I hate the expression emotional rollercoaster. I especially hate it when someone uses that expression when they talk about separation and divorce, or even dealing with a narcissistic, cheating spouse. It contradicts the truth of the emotions. A rollercoaster is something I choose to ride, and even sometimes pay to ride. I know the ride…
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Her fingers thoughtfully tapped the empty pillow next to her. Her eyes gazed slowly around the quiet room, the morning sun squeaking through the shut blinds, the dresser with drawers neatly and perfectly closed, the pile of clean laundry shoved into the corner; her eyes rested on the untouched, empty side of the bed. The…
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To the [fortunate/unfortunate] lady that he loves, I think I figured out your name today. I found a letter that you gave him. Your handwriting, a penned “I love you” written at the end. Your signature. I’m not sure if I’m right, but the picture of you that I found… I can see why he…
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One Woman 