Tag: activate senses
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The Things People Don’t See
People see me back at work, eating again and getting my life back. What they don’t see is the depression, the fear, the 25 pounds gained in one month, or the handfuls of hair I’m losing. Three days. That’s all the hair in these pictures represents. I’m recovering physically, but emotionally, there are parts of…
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The Whys
Some days sadness feels heavy. Other days it’s not sadness at all. It’s exhaustion. The kind that settles into your bones after you’ve spent days fighting battles nobody else can see. The kind that makes simple decisions feel overwhelming and turns every unanswered question into something larger than it probably is. Friday wasn’t about answers.…
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The Roads I Didn’t Walk and the Roots I Grew Instead.
There were roads I didn’t walk, cities I didn’t move to, risks I didn’t take, chances I let pass because being wanted felt safer than becoming. This is a reflection on attachment, ambition, ADHD, uncertainty, and the tangled roots that grew anyway.
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Capturing Inner Truths Through Art and Reflection
One day, I was perusing reels and came across one that used an AI prompt….Lord knows these things usually turn out ridiculous on their best days, but I decided, why not? This is what it provided me, and when I asked it why it chose this particular image, I felt the description was quite accurate,…
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A Decade of Birthdays: Our Family’s Favorite Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake
Skip to Recipe ↓ For nearly ten years, this cake has been at the center of our birthday celebrations. Paula Deen’s Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting quickly became a family treasure, especially for two of my children, who ask for it year after year. No matter how many candles are glowing, its…
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When the Mask Cracks, the Heart Speaks
A quiet unraveling led me to parts of myself I’m only just beginning to meet. This piece is for the parts we’ve silenced, the children we’re raising, and the versions of ourselves we’re still becoming. I used to think I was managing.Not thriving, maybe, but coping.Functioning. I kept routines in place like scaffolding, each task,…
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“Describe one habit that brings you joy.”
Considering this writing prompt, which surprisingly caught my attention despite my initial hesitation toward these writing exercises, I’m intrigued by how simple questions can unveil the complexities of our thinking. These prompts, though straightforward, reveal holes in my ability to think of the most basic things when I am caught off guard. I decided that…
