Small, short breaths With each stretch Long careful strides Simple guidelines Just ignore sight And silence sound And heal the lines Broken by dots From here to there From him to her From her to him Where I won’t need The benefit of air Where I won’t need To hide my care Where my poetry Can catch fire And…
Depression is NOT an emotion or mood. It might be described as a mood disorder and definitely moods/emotions are part of what is exhibited with depression but I think the description is deceptive. Sure depressed people FEEL sad, anxious, helpless, and/or worthless; but depression is a physical disease. Sadness (also called heavy-heartedness) is emotional pain…
My #BeReal guest today is Jesi Scott. What would your soul look like if it could be seen? Jesi has a lot to say and it’s all very deeply personal and thought provoking. Thank you Jesi for writing for this series. For being so vulnerable. This is me when I was about 13 or 14: This is…
Love stayed home Waiting for you His doors left open Flung wide for you Given a loving space Inside his heart His mind, his soul Welcome anytime baby You can come and go Wipe your feet please Try not to make a mess But if you do, well… That’s ok too He’ll clean it up…
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…
Leaping from cliffs That have no face Undulating ground Swallowing faith We sit and listen As the crows cry Through echoing throats The little demons In feathery cloaks Crawl undetected Into our mouths To make their nest Coated in profanity Coaxing out screams They spill us out Into turbulent seas Just as the sky itself…
My #BeReal guest today is Nicole Lyons. I am very excited to showcase my guest today. She has a way of making you feel at home with her words. Nicole is a mental health warrior fighting the stigmas that come with mental illness. Not only does she educate and inspire, she also hunts down and…
My #BeReal guest today is Sarah Fader. Sarah runs a worthwhile non-profit called Stigma Fighters. She fights stereotypes about mental illness, a cause I am very passionate about. Real people struggle everyday because of the misconceptions surrounding people with mental health issues. Sarah is only one of thousands of people who are coming out of…
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