Is someone who committed suicide selfish? Or are they just struggling to survive? Continue reading
Suicide. Is it a selfish act?
Category Archives: Love
Life lessons: What Kat taught me
We are not defined by people, places or things. Instead, we are defined by our life lessons. Continue reading
All of Your Glory
It took almost an entire year before I could go visit Tata again. I still had a great deal of shame. Who am I kidding? I still do have a great deal of shame. Not dedicating my life to her as I did when she lived with me? It is shameful to me. So how was I able to finally walk through the doors of the facility? I forgave myself and only because a song came on to snap me back to the living. The hurricane of emotions were finally sorting themselves out. Continue reading
Life in the shadow.
My Sunny days were gone. I know it was no coincidence that the next dog who came to us was named Shadow. How poetic. My life was not complete and utter darkness. There was still sun, my grief just shaded me from it. And Shadow forced me to face the truth. I was in the shade hiding out, but my sunny days were still around. Continue reading
Just breathe.
Rely on your breath for as long as you need. Observe…without judgment. Let your mind and your body heal with each breath. Just keep breathing. Continue reading
My dog died. Now what?
What do you do when the best friend you never realized you even had, dies? Sunny’s life still echoes throughout our house so I am left searching for her at every turn. She is not dead. She is simply waiting for me to find her. Continue reading
Five ways to bring joy into your life
To hear the audio file of this blog: Now, there are definitely more than 5 ways to bring joy into your life but I’m talking about the 5 ways I actually brought joy into my life…accidentally. Music – so… you’re … Continue reading
I don’t want to be your world
I don’t want to be your world. I don’t. No one person should be any other person’s world. That is just too much pressure, and it’s selfish. Sorry. But it had to be said. Continue reading
Too weak to die.
When all the stress becomes too much. When the struggle to stay positive becomes overwhelming. When nothing in your own mind seems to be right. When everything I just said is true, to you, you pray for silence. Why? Continue reading
Life lessons: What my cousin taught me
We are not defined by people, places or things. Instead, we are defined by our life lessons. Continue reading
strength. love. life. 