Poetry: “Stories”
Stories written in lines horizontally, diagonally, some thick, some thin, scattered and organized. Stories I started. Gruesome and ugly, sad and distorted, somber and dreary. Words carefully engraved,...
View ArticleFinding my voice
I can write a 20-page letter to someone in which I share my deepest secrets and fears. When I write, I can say things that I have never told another soul in my life. If I sit down to talk to another...
View ArticlePoetry: “Visibly seen”
This is my razor blade life. It’s sharp and it cuts like a knife stabbed in my heart. Shadows in dark corners, sewn together like pieces ’till no light and no sun are seen anymore. And all I’ve ever...
View ArticleDying dreams?
This is a great conversation topic that my former pastor, Chris Owensby, brought up on his social media accounts. I replied twice on Twitter and once on Facebook. I still could not get all my thoughts...
View ArticlePoetry: “Stand Still”
Tic, tic, tic They keep coming, one right after another…tic. I can’t stop them. I can’t hold them back to where I started at a stand still. Breathe. Relax the muscles, sore from the movements are back....
View ArticlePositive distractions
This past weekend was quite difficult. My head jerking tic came back with a vengeance. It has been painful and exhausting. After a day or two, I realized I had a giant lump on the base of the back of...
View ArticleTourette’s and OCD, Cousins or Siblings?
I have yet to meet another person with Tourette’s who does not also have at least one comorbid condition. For me, there has not just been one, but at least three of these ‘cousins’ as they are...
View ArticleExercise … why don’t I?
I wrote a post recently, Positive Distractions, in which I listed six things you can do when feeling low or anxious or just really ‘meh’. I have been thinking more about the things I wrote in that post...
View ArticleMe time, isolation & the domino effect
“I just don’t like people.” I have said this phrase before. I am going to let you in on a secret. IT IS A LIE! I mentioned in my previous post that some things can be good, even great, for you mentally...
View ArticleHiding out, the winter blues & a nice boost
I got super busy planning the wedding that I almost forgot to tell you all about it! Even though I had a whole year to plan, I, your typical procrastinator, ended up doing most of the hard work at the...
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