My journey on the Path less traveled. Introverted survivor of childhood abuse using writing to “Bring on the thriving!” A little lopsided sometimes, stubborn, but smart enough to know it’s time to truly heal! 🙏🏻❤️
They, and I’m not sure who “they” is, but They say for the healing process a writer needs to write about what scares you most.
Well, after diving back into this writing journey after years of no activity, I’m starting to remember the highs and lows of the writing process itself.
It’s hard to maintain the 40 hour per week, nine to five robotic-like work mentality when you really start reexploring your thoughts to start writing again. This is when the demons start to stir!
And once these start,…lets just say maintaining a semblance of normalcy isn’t very easy.
So, when you finally admit you’ve shelved your calling for a bit, and then try to return to it, it’s not necessarily an easy transition. Especially if you’re one of the Passionate types, the ones who seem to fall under the ALL or Nothing mentality.
Here’s to finding the balance to maintain a healthy frame of mind while writing. I’ve already learned the hard way that alcohol abuse will set a budding writer’s journey to fail on a path destined straight for destruction. It may seem to help the creativity process in the moment, but the lows are way too dark to deal with longterm.
One lesson learned, Lot’s more to go.
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Ever start to realize you’re OVERTHINKING just about everything? Ever read The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss?
Well, between trying to keep my sense of humor after surviving years of really messed up family abuse,….overthinking has just come naturally.
So now that I’m a few years in to slowing down, reflecting, and healing with the goal of finally relaxing, it’s REALLY starting to hit me! I’ve always valued my sense of humor, and oh how it’s helped me survive.
Now it’s time to accept that not everyone has this gift! And that’s ok! Instead of seeing humor as childlike, I’m going to choose to treasure it and use it more.
So here’s to letting my natural instinct take back over, and honestly accept that we weren’t all meant to be the same – oh, how boring that would be!
Here’s to the return back to Creativity, silly fun, deep thoughts, and just plain enjoyment of the way this mind of mine works. What’s the alternative? Continue trying to remold into an assembly line human just to be like so many others SEEM to be? Or to embrace my differences, my God given gifts, and be ok with being different than others.
Pretty sure that’s one of the main points of finding success in this life journey. Find your gifts and USE them!!
Live, Laugh, Love with everything you’ve got while you still can! 💜✨ Thank you so much for stopping by. I truly appreciate and value you all here.
Remembering this is only an option for those NOT being oppressed!!
The power of words has always amazed me. Whether you choose to write words, speak them, or find other ways to share them, there’s no denying how strongly your choice can affect the life experience overall.
I’m realizing that after growing up in an abusive home, I learned that my words were best kept to myself. The last thing you want to do when living with an abuser is to light their fuse. The sad side of this is that it temporarily snuffed out my inborn passion for justice, education, and personal growth.
Learning from our US history, and seeing how ongoing racial disparities have continued, it became extremely apparent that I had to step out of the shadows.
This is so much tricker than I really want to admit, but briefly I need to address my personal struggles with the US racial story.
There will be some that don’t want to hear this, and that’s ok, it’s my opinion and belief. I have learned and will continue to come to terms with the fact that fighting for and speaking up for racial equality doesn’t mean I’m personally approving and endorsing everyone elses version of the facts. This is about my insight, views, and beliefs.
To preserve constitutional and Spiritual rights, we must be ok with differing opinions; and choose not to judge, manipulate, or endorse any form of hate crimes against others.
Live our Faith, don’t hate or oppress others because of it.
We must value the lives of others even if they don’t believe the same exact things we do.
I’ll always be a voice for racial equality, and when I say that I’m not including every other “chosen category” someone may put themselves in. No, I’m only talking about the human ethnicity, race, God given color of our skin.
With this, I am doing as much research as I can into the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021.
I’ll never claim to be an expert, but I will always strive to educate myself and to live according to how God moves me to in this somewhat chaotic life experience.
Live, Laugh, Love with everything you’ve got while you still can! 💜✨ Thank you so much for stopping by. I truly appreciate and value you all here.