PAINFUL STEPS

Steps They are important They carry you From point A To point B From the start To the end From danger To safety From pain To…. Steps They are important But they can’t Rid your heart Of the pain That stays Always

THE UNDERSTANDERS

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…

#BeReal – LISA DOUTHIT

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?…

BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE COOL – JOSH LINDSEY

My friend Josh started blogging his recovery with alcohol addiction.  In case you missed some of the blog posts we created together please check them out below. Then when you are done please visit his blog and let him know how supportive we can be as a blog community by clicking  HERE.  I promise there is…

A FEW THINGS

The last google search I did was on the word Nephrologist.  I was going to write a poem about it or do something else equally ridiculous but I decided to hijack the daily prompt and turn it around.  Instead of saying what I learned I am going to write about how it made me feel. …

MY NARCISSISM

Daily Prompt : Sad but True I usually don’t get much criticism which is hard for me to hear because I am my own worst critic.  It is rare I hear something suprising other than the words goodbye.  I can’t handle goodbye’s but that is a whole other story. I do have one story about…

STALLED

Written by BusyMindThinking and HastyWords ◊ There was a clock It was crying in my dreams It was ticking but the hands They had both stopped It made me sad For its purpose Its reason, its destiny Sat motionless Stalled, upon the wall ◊ I thought that I was sleeping Yet my eyes were opened…

ATTRACTED TO DISTRACTION

I have been trying to write this blog the last few days but I kept getting distracted.  I am convinced I am attracted to all forms of distraction.  I have a to do list that keeps getting longer, and goals that inevitably keep getting pushed further and further into the future.  In talking to my…