I’ve been feeling restless. Again. I feel like I write about that a lot on this blog. Feeling unfulfilled. Not knowing what I’m doing with my life. Feeling directionless. Wandering without a purpose. Wanting something more. I was sitting in my psychiatrist’s office the other day feeling slightly annoyed with all the stupid questions he […]
Take Me Off The Schedule
I’ve piddled away the last 2 hours. You know, trying to decide whether writing is therapeutic or whether I’d be better off just watching a movie and painting my nails. Indecisively scrolling through Facebook and Googling things that I’d be better off not Googling. But in the end, I think I’ve decided to write. You […]
To Hell With Hope
Hope? To hell with hope. There is no hope. Anger. That’s all there is today. Once the tears have been shed, that is. Today is the kind of day that demands you watch every second tick by, just waiting until you can walk through your bedroom door, collapse, curl into a ball, and sob. Uncontrollably […]
I Still Don’t Get Why I Do This.
It’s 3:00 pm on a Sunday as I write this. I’m sitting on the couch. My cat is purring next to me. And I’m wrapped up in a sweatshirt blanket in an attempt to keep the icepack on my hip from freezing me to death in the middle of July. I still don’t get why […]
There Is No Us. There Is No Them.
I don’t usually watch the news. I find that if I turn it on, it’s impossible to turn off. And it’s usually the same thing over and over again. 5 minutes worth of news lasts 3 hours as reporters and anchors tell the same story again and again. It only fuels the fire and causes […]
Mitch Albom
“Okay. The story is about a little wave, bobbing along in the ocean, having a grand old time. He’s enjoying the wind and the fresh air–until he notices the other waves in front of him, crashing against the shore. ‘My God, this is terrible,’ the wave says. ‘Look what’s going to happen to me!’ Then […]