‘”Tis a lesson you should heed, try, try again. If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again. Then your courage should appear, for if you will persevere, you will conquer, never fear, try, try, try again…” -from A Selection of Hymns and Poetry for the Use of Infant Schools and Nurseries, 1838 They […]
If the world said go right, she’d go left at every turn. If they said children should be seen, not heard, she’d do her best impression of a buffalo herd. If they said be quiet, meek and mild, she went loud, intense and wild. If they said be like we believe you to be, who […]
It was a dark and stormy night in late December in a small cow town with big-city dreams called Sacramento that brought Michelle Marie Me into this world. The doctor was leaving for a golf/Christmas holiday in Florida and I wasn’t quite ready to join the world just yet, so he induced labor and I […]
Whether you hate her, love her, don’t know who she is and/or don’t care, most people are aware of the force of nature that is Miley Cyrus. I never watched Hannah Montana, never really felt any sort of kinship with her (she’s quite a bit younger than me being the most obvious) but I can […]
I started writing this post on Christmas Eve 2018, three days after my party celebrating my retirement from the City of Folsom after 21 years of service. The good, the bad, the punching walls in stalls of the ladies’ room so I wouldn’t punch an actual person, such as that annoying next door neighbor that […]
Being raised Catholic, there has been an almost instinctive and intuitive (some would say brainwashed, conditioned, etc.) need to pray. Pray before eating, pray before going to bed, pray upon waking and pray for courage, guidance, more faith, more patience, more grace and sometimes, more money, more love, bigger/smaller body parts and pieces, better job, […]
Many moons ago, a star was struck by a passing comet that broke his arm clean off his star body. He was lucky enough to be able to save the arm, even though he was in shock and more than a little bit mad at the rude comet, flying while distracted. He put his arm […]
Holy Moly it’s loud in here! I’d like to rupture my eardrum (insert pencil in ear) Not to be rude or mean, but the endless amount of self-promotion is obscene. Do you crave the spotlight? Must you be always right? Perhaps you thought this was group therapy for AAMNA – All About Me (Clearly) Not […]
It is nearing the close of 2020 (see ya!) and the New Year is approaching and with it, the whole New Year’s Resolution or as I have adapted New Year’s Intention. This year is a four-part intention to help me work on the four areas of myself and my way of living that I feel […]
Disclaimer: this post is not meant to say that I have no respect for psychologists, doctors and other mental health professionals. I have the upmost respect and appreciate everything my doctors over the years have all done to save me from myself and keep me alive and functioning as well as I have. This is […]
“Promise me you will not spend so much time treading water and trying to keep your head above the waves that you forget, truly forget, how much you have always loved to swim” –Tyler Knott Gregson One of my big little brothers sent me this some time ago, as if in answer to the questions […]
“Things can be abused in one of two ways; by omission or by excess.” – Dad Dad was an incredibly intelligent and wise man. Intelligence works best if you are able to have the discipline to make difficult or demanding choices, to be able to see potential disasters or shortcomings in a plan of action […]
Most of you know that I come from a fairly large family; I have one sister who is the oldest, three older brothers and two little brothers. I am sort of the middle child (math is not my strong suit and certainly not fractions or percentages….ugh) so my environment I liken to being in a […]
June 23, 1989 That was the day a genuine, glorious and true miracle did take place at the County Clerk/Recorder’s office and I am here to tell the tale. A young girl in a borrowed and blue Gunne Sax dress held a little baby boy, bouncing him like a bartender working a cocktail shaker, while […]
If you have been brutally broken but still have the courage to be gentle to other living beings, then you’re a badass with the heart of an angel. -Keanu Reeves You didn’t know it, but that day you dragged me out of my apartment was the day I planned to end it all. You didn’t […]
She walks through the dark parking lot alone; her stride is strong, her attention unwavering. The black velvet night sky decorated in a blanket of stars looks down upon her as she breathes in the quietness like it’s a fine feast she’s savoring. The stillness of the air is broken only by the hoots and […]
Yesterday was my last day at the temp job I had been working for a few months. For me, endings are usually bittersweet; I’m sad for the ending, but I know there is a new beginning that will follow eventually. I have a hard time letting go (just in general) and second-guess what I’ve done, […]
Come with me on a flight of fancy. You don’t have to pack a bag or cross the deep blue sea; You already have the way to travel within Just close your eyes and turn your thoughts toward the light and just trust that everything will be all right. Sink into the sweet, soft embrace […]
I wrote this a long, long time ago and have been fortunate enough to have been blessed with these types of loving souls (angels on earth, light workers, good and true friends and family of blood and of choice) throughout my lifetime. It’s to you all I dedicate this poem and all the emotion within. […]
I was driving the other day (because that’s 80% of my life right now) and the song Forever Young by Alphaville came on and I went down a mental rabbit hole of what that means. Not only in the song, but our own unique take on aging, what being young means and most importantly (it […]
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