I wouldn’t be who I am today if I didn’t share a one-bedroom apartment with my mother when I was in high school. I was the new kid in a school that was known as the rich kids’ school in the area. It was embarrassing. To say it aloud sounds tragic, but it wasn’t. My … Continue reading One Bedroom
Tag: life
The Moments Without Proof
Is it the music or the lyrics? Or is it the music and the lyrics? For me it’s always the lyrics. Lyrics have the power to bring me to life, remind me of my past, tell me I’m not alone in the world, and even inspire me. A recent inspiration came from listening to the … Continue reading The Moments Without Proof
Confidence vs. Cockiness – An Observation
The author shares their journey through public speaking anxiety, reflecting on how nerves transform into confidence after presentations. They differentiate true confidence from cockiness, emphasizing self-worth without needing validation.
But Did you ask
“You get what you get, and you don’t get upset.” This phrase, first brought to me years ago by my preschool aged daughter, validated my complacent mindset. Whether it was my upbringing, my generation’s influence, or insecurities, I’ve learned not to ask for more and to simply accept what I have. For example, when I … Continue reading But Did you ask
Control
Realizing that most things I worry and beat myself up over are out of my control is freeing. Having the understanding that we all have our own lives to live – every one of us in the same boat – figuring it out, gives me a peaceful feeling.
Main Character Syndrome
“Main character syndrome”, a term I heard for the first time recently and, unlike gyatt or skibidi, I knew exactly what it meant…The same thing as “they think the world revolves around them”. Main character syndrome – so concise, why didn’t I think of that? Since I never heard that phrase before, it got me … Continue reading Main Character Syndrome
Slow Burn – Happy Mother’s Day
Time’s gentle theft produces a slow burn of imperceptible change that’s hard to notice until it’s already happened.
Hope
And, although many times I’m left thinking someone has false hope or their situation is hopeless, I also remember that I don’t know better than the hopeful one.
Someone Else’s Memories
While I was going through this exercise, it sadly occurred to me that, not only are the people gone, but that their memories, the stories that they didn’t tell, are gone too.
Gray Hair and Minvans
Why was I denying that very important part of my life?
Perfect Dysfunction 