My #BeReal guest today is Nicole Marie. Nicole is my favorite poet. She writes things that whisk me into other worlds. BUT it was her picture that first drew me to her. Her tattoos and the stories they told me about her. She is a storyteller both with her words, her dress, her hair, the…
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,…
My #BeReal guest today is Briton Underwood Writing poetry heals. It allows a person to dig deep. To really think about what to say. I am always stoked to see someone express themselves with poetry and Briton does it brilliantly. Thank you Briton for sending in the first #BeReal poetry submissions. HEAVY DIRTY SOUL…
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…
My #BeReal guest today is Holley Perry. In preparing today’s post I discovered something pretty kick ass about Holley I didn’t know – she has interviewed some pretty cool REAL people. Check out her interview page HERE. I also discovered this little gem HERE. Holley, thank you for allowing us to get to know you…
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…
TO JUDGE IS TO FORM AN OPINION OR ESTIMATION OF AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION I love watching people. I judge them. It’s natural and it is a smart and healthy thing to do. We look at them and we assess all kinds of things. It’s how our brains work. The problem arises when we make the quick judgments…
The dark keeps finding me The harder I try to run away The darker it gets; intensely The darkness surrounds me No hands can be seen, reaching No shoulders to hug, embracing Voices get lost, aimless echoes And silence sits across from me I can feel it killing me, tonight Suffocating me inside its deep…
I keep visiting worn out places Discarded memories scorched Revisiting all the same spaces I long ago thought I’d torched Wrap me inside your arms Stark colors spin too fast Burning tattooed flesh Comic strip stories from the past I can’t seem to refresh Keep me from dying inside I want to be somebody new…
Laura A Lord is one of the first female poets who captivated me with her raw strength. She continues to tell stories that captivate my attention and she just came out with a new book that I hope you will take time to order and read! She is beautifully creative and she will keep you…
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