healing
How to heal fully and properly.
Dear Mr. Perry.
Dear Mr. Perry, I was advised to write you this letter from a very dear friend who I regard as a sister. I do not believe you will ever see this letter so I will continue to write it as a therapeutic. I wanted to thank you for your talent, your plays and books and just being you. I hope you don’t mind me starting from the beginning. I came across your work by traveling to Atlantic City from New York on a bus ride. Yes they were playing “Madea’s Family Reunion” on bootleg on the way back. It was so funny and Madea's character reminded me of my grandmother, Jessie. She was a 6ft tall heavy set beautiful woman. I could relate and I enjoyed the implementation of Church and Gospel in the storyline.
By Angela Briley5 years ago in Motivation
Why Women Put Perfume On Their Wrist
Have you ever witnessed patrons at a restaurant leave the table with wine still in their glasses or a nonempty bottle left behind? Who are these maniacs living among us? I guess I am being judgmental because I waited tables when I was younger, and I remember the amount of study and preparation that went into a proper wine service. I was required to be competent in assessing customer taste, food pairing, presenting, procedure and tools to open a bottle of wine at the table, decanting, and different pouring styles of red, white, and sparkling wines. Careful not to over stimulate the bubbles for sparkling wine and make sure to keep at least six inches distance between the bottom of the glass and the bottle opening to allow the wine to aerate as it pours.
By Alenyah Melancon5 years ago in Motivation
The rescue who rescued me.
Heroin has a funny way of removing everything that matters in someone’s life. As for me, it started with my dog, Lumin, my french bulldog that I was awarded in the divorce from my alcoholic husband. She was a great dog, excepting for the fact that she had terrible allergies, and soon came the day I was no longer able afford to keep paying the $500 a month for her medication as well as keep up with my growing drug habit. Eventually, it felt like I had no choice but to find her a new home. Thankfully I was able to find her a house with a stay-at-home mother, five children, and a six-figure disposable income who were willing to take on the expenses that came with her. I hope you understand that I was trying to do the right thing. The truth was that at the time, it was the right thing to do because things only got worse for me from there. Shortly after I re-homed Lumin, I lost my job, was evicted from my apartment, arrested for possession, my car impounded, and for about two years, I was homeless and living in vehicles, on someone's couch or in tents along the side of interstate 5 in Seattle. My friends and family no longer spoke to me because they were sick and tired of trying to help someone who didn't want any help. It hurt them to watch me destroy myself. So I left them alone. Lumin would have been miserable, and as much as it hurt me to have to let her go, she did not belong on this suicidal drug binge with me. At that point, I was hoping for a permanent overdose, and I had purposely pushed away any purpose or meaning from my life so that I could die without directly hurting anyone or anything around me. I know it sounds bleak, but that's where I was at the time.
By Abraxas Rodewald5 years ago in Motivation
Please stop drinking!
Dearest Callie, My friend, I want to tell you about something that happened recently with me. I had a relapse with alcohol over the last couple of months. I believed I could be a moderate drinker, set up all kinds of rules to follow for myself - wine only, no vodka, only on weekends, never at home, not before 5pm, only for social reasons, etc. etc. etc.. I started off ok, but within two weeks, went right back to where I was a year plus ago when I had my alcohol-induced cardiac arrest.
By Melissa Dawn5 years ago in Motivation
I will be Great
Today my chest hurts, it’s sort of a dull ache but it’s definitely there. I feel like at any second I could burst out crying but I know deep down inside that that will never solve the problem, just numb the feeling. I’ve tried breathing exercises, showering, eating, drinking, hell I even tried going for a walk but, it’s still there.
By Kimai Furness5 years ago in Motivation
Top 3 Lessons from a Pandemic
Wow! It’s been rough. The amount of loss that comes with a pandemic is very real and hits each one of us in both similar yet different ways. Whether you lost a job(s), family, loved ones, your favorite restaurant/ store, or the success you gained from years past in whatever area(s) of life. Loss sucks. Before you say, “Thanks, Captain Obvious!” I wanted to take a positive spin on what we all have been through because staying in a negative space that quite frankly we were all in before COVID-19 even hit the atmosphere of reality. So here are my top 3 personal lessons that I have learned from this experience:
By DeeAnndra Dove5 years ago in Motivation
Salad Spinner Mindfulness
I caught myself sitting here at my desk and worrying about nothing this morning. To distract myself and to put all of this fretting aside, I now sit here at an outdoor table at one of my favorite coffee shops to put some words on paper.
By Kennedy Farr5 years ago in Motivation
Spirit Weight
There are different types of weight that we carry around with us. Yes, there are those few extra pounds of muffin top that we are reminded of every time we try to squeeze into those elusive skinny jeans. You know the ones: the pair that is tucked away on the top shelf of the closet that we call our “goal jeans."
By Kennedy Farr5 years ago in Motivation
It's Ok
It’s ok to feel completely overwhelmed with life. It’s tough for every single one of us in one way or another. It’s ok to cry yourself to sleep. Whenever it rains, picture it as tears falling from the clouds. Even the sky cries when things get heavy. It’s ok to question yourself. We all have doubts and fears...some more than others. It’s ok to get angry and frustrated and fed up with everything. Life is hard and isn’t fair. Period. It’s ok to be anxious and depressed. We all have an inner Piglet and Eeyore that needs to make itself known sometimes. It’s ok to grieve. Losing someone you love is one of the most difficult things a person can go through. It’s ok to slide your back down a wall, burying your head in your knees when you reach the bottom. Sometimes it’s easy to feel that we just can not go on any longer. It’s ok to want to just throw in the towel. We’ve all wanted to give up at one time or another. Sometimes it feels like the easier thing to do. It’s ok to not be ok.
By Joy Beyond the Dark5 years ago in Motivation
My Unique Personal and Vulnerable Zen Playlist
When asked to write a Zen playlist, I had to truly reflect and dig deep to really define what exactly zen means to me. There are many different meanings and interpretations for the word zen. The standard and most popular meaning of zen is peace, relaxation of the body mind and soul and being in total connection spirituality with all things that surround you.
By Sadie Colucci5 years ago in Motivation
Saying Yes to the Universe
The universe is an incredible place, vast and endless. Countless stars float around in these awe-inspiring galaxies. Millions of unexplored galaxies and planets swirl around our own giant piece of rock that holds a mass of a whopping 5.972 × 10^24 kg. Could that get any crazier? Well, it can, actually. This is because so much of our planet is still unexplored. Shout out to the Mariana Trench, that being the deepest part of the ocean. There's so much left to learn!
By Amber Dawn5 years ago in Motivation
