There are times in life when that simple phrase “It does get better”, seems not only impossible but down right offensive. How can THIS get better, this loss, this crisis, this upheaval or tragedy? How can I forget, let go or hope. I’ll tell you how. It’s called CHOICE. Choice steers the bus down a
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NO PAIN – NO GAIN! Yep that is the mantra of FOOTBALL…It’s finally fall and time for tailgating and grid iron match ups on Sundays in America. The touchdowns and field goals are bringing folks to their feet! Even I did an impromptu “end-zone celebration” in the middle of my living room after my team,
There comes a time in life when just putting on your big girl panties isn’t enough armor to get you through the crisis. I know. It is hard to imagine. In those rare instances I become….the turtle. I pull in my short, stubby little front hands badly in need of a manicure. I tuck in
Denver Jenkins Wathen Jr. left this world September 15, 2011 at 3:55pm the same way he came into it March 22, 1931, surrounded by family. It was not the ending any of us would have predicted, but one I think none of us would ever trade. I have learned more about my father in the
I’ve been brooding the past few days over a post that encouraged people to read my blog. Which should be good, right?? Blogs by nature are out there to be read by anyone with access to the internet and so when you expose your thoughts and views to the world you have hopes that others
Healing does not mean going back to the way things were before. Healing means being able to allow yourself to live and move forward with who and what you are today at this very moment. SO many times in life we want to go back and heal a situation to restore it to its former glory,
And now ladies and gentlemen, the MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION. Can FAT people SKINNY dip ? HELL YES! There is a HUGE misconception that overweight people CAN’T do a lot of things that everyone else can. Now granted, I personally can’t run a marathon but Kelly Gneiting, an ex-sumo wrestler who weighs 400 lbs ran one
Being an adult is not a CHOICE…it is a status, a place on the timeline of life. By definition: somebody who has reached the age of legal majority, generally 18 years of age in the United States Now, just because you are an adult doesn’t make you mature or responsible. All that comes from experience,
I admit. It ain’t easy being me. LIFE is simple, it’s just not always easy. And there in lies the rub. I’m not talking about the annoying RUB that happens when you forget to wear your bicycle shorts under your skirt either. You know what I am talking about, some of us have issues. Especially in this 110
Blue days have a way of sneaking up on me. I guess I looked as pitiful as a kitten who couldn’t go out to play yesterday afternoon. The A/C was out when I got home and the maintenance worker dropped by to check it out. He has been to my unit several times before since
Diary of a MAD * FAT * WOMAN..... 