Mental Illness
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The Stickers Are Falling Off – #SoCS
I had to shed and escape a deeply entrenched belief (and lie) that I was only worthy of love because of my value to others.
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Breathalyzer
You’re holding your breath again, Daddy.
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Sonnet XXV – better love for you
when I focus on myself, not others, the benefits flow to sons and mothers.
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pathway to peace
joy and grief often reside in neighboring rooms
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wondrously melded
joy and grief collide
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The Call
I, too, have heard the call and understand.
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spiral
only the long trip finds warm light
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but even now, just about me I need
can one night do?
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past painter’s present
Now, we go inside to experience the past painter’s present.
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knowitall
“I’m old enough; I know it all,” she stated; “Not numbers, books, but ways of love and living.”
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Sharing the Health
For the first time in months, I find myself wordless. The upside is that “wordless” is not making me feel “worthless”.
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new
trust me – my new was harder.
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her wedding lamp
She fell into his arms widespread, And trusted he would hold her fast. ‘Tis time to see her head and heart be wed.
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the wedding lamp
No more does night descend with dread. Who knew you’d light a lamp when asked? I fall into your arms widespread; ‘Tis time to see my head and heart be wed.
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Sonnet XXIV – Perfect Pain
I know it lies with me to find my cure; Won’t please the masses – never perfect be.
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Just Keep Swimming – Velvet Rage Skills 9, 11, 22….. and 20.
Confused? Ambivalent? Feeling lots of feelings? Good.
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Growing (?) in Circles – #SoCS
I think I’ve been thinking about growth the wrong way…
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Pain Hurts… Duh – Velvet Skill #8
The recurring feelings of hurt, abuse, neglect, failure (fill in the blank) begin to define who we are, and we fear we won’t know who we are if we become someone BEYOND or WITHOUT that pain.
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celestial surrender
waxing and waning…
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slow growth
I let them hammer, peel, and scrape, To let the sun-starved seed escape, And grow e’er sunward with my leaves widespread.
