October 2024
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Strong Women
What if instead of calling myself ornery when I ask for what I deserve, I called myself strong? Society, religion all taught us women that our needs must be thrown away for others To ask for what we’re worth is to be problematic emotional and trouble Unraveling that conditioning is like searching for a missking Continue reading
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Time to Let it Out
I don’t want to beg for goodness anymore pleading for things to go smoothly I want to laugh and cry and rage at every mistake, mishap, monotonous moment To dance in the silliness of unmet expectations and cry in the face of failed dreams All I can do is try and then feel it all Continue reading
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Complex Trauma
Sometimes it feels like I can’t catch my breath I barely get my feet on the ground or get my head above water when I am caught off guard or pushed down again It feels never ending And this is complex trauma Repeatedly pushed under water by life without a chance to breathe deeply So Continue reading
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Broken Filter
It feels like the filter inside me is broken Instead of filtering out the bad and letting the good in It seems like it filters out the good and lets the bad in “The bad” far outweighs any good “The bad” means something is wrong with me even when the good is present “The bad” Continue reading
About Me
An obsessive journaler who loves meeting others along their journey and giving them a hand to hold through pieces of writing. I write about the heartbreaks of life and the joys, the ups and downs, and I often learn my greatest lessons and miracles from nature.
Joyful Ruins 