How to Set Powerful Boundaries and Get Others to Respect Them
*Cue terrible ringtone circa 2006(ish).*
My heart started racing and massive anxiety set in.
I did NOT want to take this call…
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Self-Righteous Anger – No Matter How Justified – Is Toxic AF
(Journal entry) I don’t like it when my boundaries are challenged. Being spiritually grounded is pretty easy for me when nothing rocks my boat. But when someone does something that I feel isn’t right…
How to “Ride the Wave” When You’re Triggered
(Journal entry) I’m not always all love and light and sometimes shit gets to me. For example, I’m highly sensitive to certain sounds, and noises made “just because” turn me into an irritated stress ball.
Being Powerless Sucks, But I’m Choosing to Surrender Anyway
(Journal entry) Neither Biden nor Trump have the race cinched, but most of the states that have not yet reported full results lean heavily in Trump’s court.
How I Found Peace When Confronted with All-Consuming Despair
Tragedy struck my world exactly one week ago…
…in the home that I share with my boyfriend, his children, and my daughter, and I was forced to surrender…
How I Tamed My Stubborn AF Inner Control Freak
Five weeks ago, I moved in with my boyfriend. He recently bought a bungalow in Chicago, and what was once a household of two became a household of five…
How I Forgave My Ultimate Spiritual Sandpaper
We all have people in our lives who challenge our sanity, at least from time to time. Their motives matter not…I call them my spiritual sandpaper.
Reckoning with Uncertainty (Era 4)
Welcome to the fourth era of my life. After reconnecting with my fourth-grad crush and pursuing a long-distance relationship, I made the difficult decision…
Starting Over, Setting Boundaries, and Working with a Mentor (Era 3)
Welcome to the third era of my life. On Christmas Eve, I found out that I was pregnant. I had no money or job, and my family was over 1,000 miles away.