My #BeReal guest today is Katie Cross. I relate to so much of what Katie writes. I love her honesty and her inner conversation isn’t foreign to me. Thank you for your perspective Katie. The older you get, the more you understand how your conscience works. The biggest and only critic lives in your perception…
My #BeReal guest today is Kerry Kijewski. I started this series to showcase real people with real struggles doing real people things. I don’t want my daughter to spend her time trying to keep up with some invisible standard. Our children deserve a future full of real people to look up to. Real people like…
My #BeReal guest today is Helena Wester. Helena is an Original Bunker Punk member. She started a new blog in May and I really hope you go and follow and support her. Being real is sometimes really hard. Harder when you grow up never feeling good enough. We grow up believing that good enough is…
My #BeReal guest today is Lisa Douthit. Another gem of a person sent our way by Rachel Thompson. Lisa brings us Inspiration from a powerful place; inner strength. Please visit some of her other blog posts in addition to this submission. STRESS ISN’T KILLING YOU BUT THIS IS ARE YOU EATING TO SAVE YOUR LIFE?…
Lost between worlds Drifting through time I sit and watch as Another pretty face Catches your eyes Another sweet voice Engages your time Another set of curves Capture your mind Infinite crossed lines I can’t define, won’t No amount of love Can cover the pain Of not measuring up Of falling too short No amount…
My #BeReal guests today are Carolyn Briggs and her daughter Alyssa. Yesterday Carolyn’s father, Don, shared what being real meant to him and a few weeks ago her sister, Jennifer, shared her #BeReal story. Today Carolyn and her daughter Alyssa would like to share their story. Please… leave them a comment and show your support for their bravery and…
My #BeReal guest today is C. Streetlights. This lady comes to the series via Rachel Thompson. I am so grateful to find myself among such a wonderful community of writers. Today C. Streetlights has submitted this beautiful poem for the series. She is also being very real in that she has never showed her tattoo…
My #BeReal guest today is Karin Bole Tupper. I am very excited to share Karin’s poetry with you today. May we take a few risks and enjoy the life we have. Thank you Karin for this amazing poem. NOTE: If you have poetry that fits the #BeReal theme link it up using the blue button…
My #BeReal guest today is Sandy Ramsey. Please welcome this beautiful lady to the series. Sandy has written about some very important and deep struggles. Somewhere between her stories I fell in love with her inner strength. When we realize perfection is a myth we can get on with being real. This is me. And…
Note: To avoid confusion, please insert winks liberally. I don’t love hashtags. I’ll hashtag on Instagram because I have it in my head that it’ll get me followers. I also use it sparingly on Twitter to promote my blog. Wanting followers is something I can easily be real about. (Imagine a hashtag before “be real.”)…
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