BROKEN CONCENTRATION

  My words get drawn Letter by letter And by the time they are spoken They are nearly all faded As transparent as invisible ink Passed over and overlooked Not important Or too insignificant The power put into them Stolen By passing parades Negligent attention spans And broken concentration

#BeReal – FAT BOTTOM GIRL

Please welcome today’s #BeReal guest, Fat Bottom Girl. The load of shame I carry on a daily basis weighs me down. I wish I could tell you when I picked up this particular baggage, but I cannot.  I’ve carried it so long, that it’s become a part of me; melded into my marrow. My shame…

THREE CONNECTIONS

I would like to thank my Relationships Are Hard guest today Robert Wertzler. Three Connections By Robert Wertzler This is a story of three people with three relationships.  I was one of them.  I will call the other two Mary and Jane.  Those were not their names.  They were clients of the county mental health…

DECONSTRUCTING SELF-DESTRUCTION

I logged onto Facebook this morning and was shown this memory from the past. It is a picture of an old friend and my daughter.  I love this picture.  I don’t hold onto memories very well anymore.  My short term is horrible and I have lost many older memories too.  Sometimes pictures will snap the past…

#BeReal – JESI SCOTT

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…

#BeReal – KITT O’MALLEY

My #BeReal guest today is Kitt O’Malley. Kitt is full of surprises and I have had the honor of seeing her lovely face on twitter quite often.  She is a supportive member of the mental health community online and I am super glad she is participating in this series. Thank you for sharing your real…

#BeReal – CONNIE TALBOT

I don’t wanna be looked at If you can’t see past all of my pretty lies There’s more to this picture if you look deeper You will find me behind these eyes I’m right here Behind these eyes ~Connie Talbot -Inner Beauty Just be yourself. #BeReal. If you like the idea of the #BeReal campaign,…

#BeReal – TOM PETTY

Don’t back down, just be you! Be sure to visit this weeks #BeReal guests. SARAH FADER LARON CHAPMAN BYRON HAMEL LIZZI ROGERS HASTYWORDS If you like the idea of the #BeReal campaign, and want to share your views on it, please link up with us. You can help make this a bigger, brighter movement than…

#BeReal – LIZZI LEWIS

We strive to feel connected.  To belong. It’s not a surprise we try so hard to conform to societal standards.  But do you ever wonder who is building the construct?  We advertise belief and preference just by existing.  We build the constructs with every choice we make. “Who are you?” Chances are you have difficulty…