β strangers
intended use for this song is to play while you are people-watching and take notes of your observations and send them to me
β cuddly
It is possible to make no mistakes and still lose. Telling oneβs story over & over again is a way to hold on to grief about the past or a…
β 3 days
I have 49 unread messages, 115 unread emails, 14 unheard voice mails, a stack of unopened post 2cm thick that is collecting dust on my kitchen counter, a basket of…
β redundancy
Let me make something very clear - endurance is not strength. Just because I can continue with everything that I am given, day in and day out, does not mean…
β fitter, happier
Phew. Who knew you could gaslight yourself? I have been sitting here thinking about how to answer the questions posed to me, and I am unsure how. In that link…
β Co-Dependency 2
cooperative - adjective - involving mutual assistance in working towards a common goal dependent - noun - a person who relies on another, especially a family member, for financial support.…
β Co-Dependency 1
The conversation got railroaded by someone asking if she should forgive someone who ghosted her. I have a special place in my heart for ghosters. Β You do not know…
β warmth by gaslight
You feel happiness in intervals like tiny nibbles of chocolate, closing your eyes and savouring each luscious morsel until it is gone & the next piece is in your grasp.…
β patterns
I remember, back in the LiveJournal days, I was in a community for abuse survivors. I never posted my own story. I just commented on those that did - I…
β he is one of those boys
you hold his face while you kiss him numbers are dictation, dictators are numb. the more i sayΒ the less you feel. abandon age for pints and ounces, and let your…
β adoption, raced
I remember my mother holding a newborn Isobel, gazing at her tiny, pink beauty and saying to me, βMaybe you should give her up for adoption.β I was horrified. Years…
β scribbles
"I realised I would not be happy without you in my life." I stared at this written sentence long enough for it to blur. Have you ever had someone cross…