Doing MY Best

Can I be honest? I still carry a lot of shame and blame… for things that I know aren’t even my fault. And I’m not even talking about deep past stuff. I’m talking about if someone’s in a bad mood, I still feel like it’s my job to fix it—that I failed them in some way.

It’s wild how childhood stuff shows up in adulthood. We can be so hard on ourselves.

But what if we’re actually doing our best?

Done Being the Village Bonfire

Some of us give our all to everyone else. And when we are on “low battery” we keep giving out of our emptiness. Well, I hit my wall and decided I wasn’t giving anything this weekend. I’m taking this time to reset. And maybe you should, too.

Don’t Give Up

This year, particularly the last few months and even this current week have been piles and piles of BS and pain and navigating illness and loss and situations where I had to confront people in positions of power … So much overlapping too muchness going on in my life and it has been really hard.Continue reading “Don’t Give Up”

When Your Shoes Are Tied Together

You ever seen one of those videos where a person is relearning how to walk and they take their first steps? That step is what it feels like for me each time I accomplish something while dealing with ADHD and executive dysfunction.