What to do when you can’t fall asleep? You lay awake and determined to transform yourself to someone who loves to cook – at 1am on a Thursday night. Surely, when you find the right chef to follow and read upon, you will fall in love with the dicing, stirring and sauteing. You start your… Read More: Doom Scrolling »
Hi friends, Is there anything you regret not doing due to fear? Spring is weeks away. My insides swirl a bowl of feelings and thoughts. I want to invite the helpful part out. Every episode (meltdown) shows the infinite reality of being. I am humbled by new encounters with Despair – how imperfect it is.… Read More: Inching Forward »
Hello friend, How’s your head doing? I am learning to start again. Sitting in the same chair, typing on the same keyboard, I feel unfamiliar with the person that inhabits my body. My old tricks to cheer her up fall flat. I feel as if I don’t have authority over this living being. Maybe I… Read More: Your Neighbor Who Also Struggles »
Hi friends, Long time no “see”. I hope you are doing well. I hope you are feeling a sense of safety, wellness and love. I am not doing so well, with no surprise to mental health professionals. And I am trying. I am finding my way to live with a collection of complex post traumatic… Read More: Tough Season »
Sweet humans, How have you been? What’s happening in your day-to-day life? Anything good and difficult? These letters I write to you is slowly becoming a form of documentation of my life. Something I did not plan. Something that pushes me towards the edge of honesty. My head still burns. Darkness and heaviness of my… Read More: Eat Something »
Hi there, I am writing to you from my friend’s dining table. The sun is torching in Texas. It is hot and humid. My friend doesn’t like AC, so I am also writing to you in my own sweat – quite miserable and happy. There will always be writing to return to. How have you… Read More: Notes from Texas »
Hi there, Are you up working, thinking, or are you reading? Are you by yourself? Who/what is next to you? I am up writing. Next to me is my pen, my depression, my journal and my phone. I feel steady enough to write to you today. That makes today a great day. I also climbed… Read More: Love Heals. I Am Ordering More. »