My #BeReal guest today is Joe Medler. I am very happy to have another male perspective on this topic. Joe is a new acquaintance and I hope you give him a very warm welcome to this series. When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are.” ― Donald…
My #BeReal guest today is Jennifer Ortolano. Jennifer originally wrote for me about being Bulimic. I knew this series needed her voice. I am so happy to include her perspective here. We all fight with insecurity. We can learn and we can grow from them. We can be better today than we were yesterday. Thank you Jennifer! I am the…
I hear the characters Inside the typing The letters that spell Words of sniping I count the seconds It takes the trigger To lock and load With angry vigor Harmful sentiment Intended for harm Packaged pretty Faked as charm Candy coated Adrenaline high Tears surge As emotions fly And I am left Without meaning Making…
The moment shakes my breath Unsteady and uneven streams Of exhales and inhales flow As the moon throws shadows Playing hide and seek on walls Protecting me from beliefs That existed on the other side Of these satin white sheets Ideas meant to shape me Plotting to steal my identity Don’t tell me I am…
One of my favorite people just graduated from Naval Boot Camp and is now part of the United States Navy. I am so very proud that he decided to take this brave step in his life and I hope it propels him to great heights. While he was in Boot Camp I reached out to…
As promised earlier today here is my friend Lizzi with her bully post. Her story serves as a reminder of how important our jobs are as guardians and the village as a whole. We can’t protect our children from all the bad things that can and will happen but we can do our best to…
Today my guest blogger is one of my “IRL” friends, May Vann. Compassion happens when you get past the stereotyping and the judgments and take the next step in caring about someone. I hope this idea comes across in this post today! When I first met May we were shaking our butts next to each other…
Originally posted on pushing our limits:
Stride by sivel120001 via DeviantArt.com My fingers press against the cold glass causing the area just around them to fog from my warmth. I’d love to break this glass that tells me I’m not pretty enough, sexy enough, skinny enough… I’d love to break it and cut away this…
The Sisterwives are looking for submissions to guest post on their site. Do you have a story or a poem you want to share? One of triumph, survival, abuse, love, hope, inspiration or motivation? If you would like to submit something all you need is the story, bio, a picture to accompany the post, and…
Originally posted on The SisterWives:
A few weeks ago I considered dropping out of this “SisterWives” project. Here I am in the midst of some fantastic women and for some reason I was invited to join. What makes me think I can keep up? What makes me think I have anything worthwhile to add? I…
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