My friend Chris once told me that when he felt a moment of breakdown, he repeated to himself, “The emotions of the situation are not the reality of the situation.” My friend Jen Pastiloff says to me one evening, “Katie. Are you telling yourself a...
SHE SITS there staring, at what it doesn’t matter. A loose top by her side, you wonder why she doesn’t throw it on, she seems so cold. Her hands look placed and her head seems positioned. He walks with his friends, laughing a little bit louder than the...
Beauty is everywhere. There is beauty in the trees, their colors, the way the palm trees gently rock side to side even with the harshest of winds. There is beauty in the unmade bed, the sheets all twisted and lopsided and the pillows scattered across the floor. See...
Some would consider my sense of self image skewed. Hah. Image. That word…it sounds all wrong. I merely use it to articulate myself in a way that’s easily comprehended. But then…then there are those friends who know how to ask all the right questions, who want to...
This fear of disappointment, where did it come from? It’s not a fear of being disappointed – it’s a fear of disappointing. It’s a fear of not leading. It’s a fear of authority and being left behind. I’m always worried I am in...
All I want is a big tall bookshelf filled with poetry and inspiration. It’s been a dream of mine – silly really, since it is so doable. Floor to ceiling. Bookshelves instead of wallpaper. Books for reading. Not books for decoration. A literal library of...
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