11 January
Personal Prompt: Name one thing you love that you don’t have time to do anymore. Come up with a plan to try and […]
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10 January
Personal Prompt: How would you describe yourself? Ask a friend or family member how they would describe you and compare notes. Gosh… I’ll […]
09 January
Personal Prompt: You invented a time machine, but it only allows you to change the events of one day in your past. What […]
08 January
Personal Prompt: You’re going back to school! What would you study and why? Too easy – I AM going back to school […]
BORN IN A BODY
What my body didn’t know when it was born, was that it wasn’t the “right” shape. It wasn’t the “right” size. It wasn’t the “right” colour. That while it functioned in a beautiful, healthy and practical manner, aesthetically it didn’t conform to the ideal of beauty, espoused by those who raised me and the society in which they lived.
07 January
Personal Prompt: Write a letter to your illness or condition. Ahh… Which one?! Pick a condition… Pick a condition… Dear Anxiety, Piss […]
06 January
Personal Prompt: Set a timer for 5 minutes. How are you feeling right now? Jot down your thoughts, and try to limit yourself […]
05 January
Personal Prompt: Name five things you are proud of, and five things you are not so proud of. This is a very difficult […]
04 January
Personal Prompt: Write a letter to your future self. Dear Future Self, Congratulations! You made it 🙂 I know right now it […]
03 January
Personal Prompt: Congratulations! You just won an award! Pick an award, and write an acceptance speech. It is with mixed feelings I accept […]
02 January
Personal Prompt: What are some things you want to improve in the New Year? It’s 2017. Thank fuck that 2016 is over […]
FAITH, HOPE & LOVE
I don’t know if love makes all things easy, but I do believe that combined with faith and hope, it could just make all things possible. And in 2017, I hope all manner of possible things bless you and me.
INTO THE LIGHT
I may be living in a minefield and the recovery process feels thick, viscous and horrifyingly distressing, but that unknown fog is more terrifying. I know where the pitfalls in my minefield are – it feels better to live with the devil you know…
V FOR VITRIOL
For many decades, I wondered why on earth anybody would, or could, run a blade across their unscarred skin, and inflict pain, misery and permanent damage. Just why would somebody do that?! Then my life fell apart – and I learned why.
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EMBRACE [REJECT]
Today was a pretty good day all things considered. But tomorrow, I’ll try to eat nothing at all. Because this attempt to eat like a “normal” person, is a miserable failure.