Reflections from a 32yr old stroke survivor
It’s been awhile. I realized my passion to write was something I needed to continue and pursue. So, on my own, I have. And every time I write, I smile. But…there are always “buts” Drops of self-doubt and selfish pursuits leak in my mind. I write because I enjoy it … because I feel I have something […]
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Never Let Me Go — I saw the movie years ago and it just resonated. The need to pour it all out– exhaust everything—and just scream. The Scream The maze will try and trap you It will wrap you in vines and try to bind you The labyrinth is deep and winding And your secret […]
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Blushing Pink We are the women blushing pink Our cheeks burning with intention While our skin ashen with fear Yet we remain fixed A broad spectrum of color and emotion Mixing and compressing Complicating and simplifying What makes us shine with our pink power? Is it our softness or is it our solidity? Red blood […]
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We’re all staying still, surrounded by a haze. Ready to go forward but not going forward. Knowing what we want to do but not doing it. What must push us to make this happen? This I realize … this is what must happen… a loss, a breakup, a medical report… an idea Why does it […]
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Look into a mirror… what do you see? A reflection is just an echo being tossed back at you, so how do you see yourself? What is your perspective?… is it even real? I had to answer that for myself… and what I saw?… was a perfectionist. Not someone perfect but someone who always strived to be. My whole […]
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I was in prison. Locked inside myself. I was talking but no one could understand me. I was writing but I didn’t know how to spell any words. I looked at my phone. I knew I needed to reach out to my parents and tell them what was happening but all I could do was look […]
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When the storm comes… and it will come… How will you handle the aftermath? How do you pick up the pieces from everything you built? How do you take a hit that you were never prepared for? You must understand the storms that I speak of are the ones in you. …i.e. The relationship that is crumbling because you aren’t on […]
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Seeing the image of my brain… damaged… was emotional. Feeling the effects and hearing all the wrong words coming out of my own mouth is hard enough. But actually seeing evidence of what happened brought me to tears. My brain encapsulated a lifetime of thoughts, creativity, knowledge, and experience but now my brain is marked with a permanent scar. Yes, there’s actually […]
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A Stroke of Light 