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?

Cheap Love Is Far Too Expensive

Don’t let loneliness cause you to connect with the wrong person. Some relationships can take decades to heal from. If I could tell my former self one thing that could have saved me so much loss and pain, it would be pay attention to what you see not what he says. Don’t ignore what youContinue reading “Cheap Love Is Far Too Expensive”

Replace Judgment with Compassion

I know I shouldn’t care, but sometimes I wonder if when I do my honest posts about not being in the best emotional state, if there are some FB “friends” (lurkers) that eyeroll and think, “Here she goes with her ‘I need attention’ posts. 🙄 I wish she’d just get her sh*t together and getContinue reading “Replace Judgment with Compassion”

Desperation Is the Gateway to BS

I was stretching before bed and started thinking about what I would tell my former self, if I had the opportunity. What warnings I would’ve given her to protect her from hurt, from being used, and from the embarrassment that came with pouring my all into people who were not good for me.