It’s taken me a lot of years to be able to admit, even to myself, that I’m a sensitive person. Because I’ve always associated sensitivity with weakness. I feel things deeply, I take things personally, I care a whole awful lot about a whole awful lot. Sometimes the best way I can describe this is […]
Tag: vulnerability
Dare to be Vulnerable
vul·ner·a·ble adjective susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm. It’s no wonder we don’t want to feel vulnerable, right? We think we’re protecting ourselves. But what if we’re actually holding ourselves back? What if we’re really harming ourselves?
The Life I Want
Do you ever daydream about your “ideal life”? You know, what life would look like if you weren’t bound by the 9 to 5 job you must have to pay your bills. The life society tells us is normal, successful, the only option. I daydream a lot.
Makin’ Lists
I don’t think anyone that knows me even a little bit will be surprised when I confess I’m a list-maker. I’m a planner. I’m a “Type A” personality through and through (except the “angered easily” bit I see on all the comparison charts, that part isn’t me). I get overwhelmed fairly easily, probably because my […]
Pain
Pain is what makes you strong. And wise. And kind. And resilient. So why are we all so afraid of pain? Oh yeah, because it hurts.
What I’m Afraid Of
I don’t want to be just another person with an opinion about all of the school shootings that are plaguing our society… but this is something that has been weighing on my mind and on my heart for years. I desperately want to have children someday, raise a family, be a Mama. But I’m terrified. Why?