Strip away your masks and expose all you’ve hidden. It’s the only way to truly find yourself. I was able to catch up with a woman who was once so pivotal in the growth of my personality. She reminded me of all I once held dear. Musicals have always been my soul. Listening to these … Continue reading Day 599
No sleep. No makeup. Look like shit. Fuck it. Speak. 1-800-273-8255 #IAmOne #suicideawareness #speakyourtruth #reachout #neveralone #silentnomore #breakthestigmaofmentalillness @stigmatizedjourney
"Time moves slow When half of your heart has yet to come home Every minute’s adding up And leaves a mark on us" ~Sleeping at Last I wanted to make something for you. My art tends to be selfish. I make random depictions of pain cause by the lack of you but this time I … Continue reading Day 596
I don't share because I think I sound good but because I am exercising my goddamn demons. And I know I'm not alone in that 👌
**Disclaimer: this is my therapy. Please don't misinterpret or interject you're own feelings into my grief process ** Tonight a huge part of me wishes I could suffocate from this grief. I wish I could lay like in a body of water and float into oblivion until finally I went under. I spend months. MONTHS! … Continue reading Day 588
Grief has its claws in me again. Just as I felt the weight lifting the cord broke and suddenly I am engulfed. Why? I have cried out numerous times today why? Please leave. The weight is too much. My daughter on the way home from school asked to “ go see daddy” my heart sank. … Continue reading Day 583
Day ☝️ I have been so wrapped up in myself lately that I had no idea it was #dare2bare time again! Omg literally my heart sang as I began to see all of you beautiful ladies putting yourselves out there. Last year I grew immensely through this challenge. I found my first taste of self … Continue reading Dare2bare 2018
As many of us have experience my last relationship, although not abusive or cruel in anyway, destroyed most of the “self confidence” I swore I had. It silenced me as it came to a close being that I had no reason to be upset or hold resentment. He treated me well but at some point … Continue reading Day 582
Finding art in a million little pieces..... Journey to my truest self. Many times in my life I have walked away from everything. All comforts of the known and loved in search of my purpose. My journey has been full of twists, turns, roundabouts sending me reeling until finally the sun rises to reveal the … Continue reading Day 581
“I’ve been washed away with everything I’ve ever known.” -La Song (Lewis Watson) Take a deep breath. Stand tall. Be proud. (There is no shame in that.) Life is full of choices. Be that victim of circumstance. Curl into the fetal position. Squeeze your eyes shut as if you hadn’t seen sunlight in decades. Live … Continue reading Day 563
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