Making the choice to not ever drink again was like making the choice to keep an abuser out of my life for good. Taking a stand for myself. I know people can have non abusive relationships with alcohol – i see this in my boyfriend, and in a (few) others. But it absolutely does make me view the alcohol scene in a very new way. And for those drawn to abusive relationships it’s a slippery slope. What can be a casual rendezvous for someone else is an ass-kicking for me.
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My Life
30 days without a drink. In 19 days it will be 3 years without my daughter. My broken heart didn't heal. It has scars though, lots of them and they have changed me. I'm entering a new chapter of my life, one that I couldn't enter before because of the complacency that alcohol brings. This … Continue reading My Life
How does your relationship with your body affect your relationship with God?
This was one of the questions put to me by the spiritual director I'm meeting with, and it opened up a lot of thoughts. I need to preface this by stating that for me God is not a masculine Father Figure in the sky. God is the ineffable. Within. Without. God is more verb than … Continue reading How does your relationship with your body affect your relationship with God?
Refreshing
Seemed time to update the header image. Or not. Whatever the case, it's been updated. I also added a Pictures page and am working on getting some galleries together. Snapshots in time that don't really properly depict how frumpy and unfun I am about 80% of the time - but who wants to look at … Continue reading Refreshing
Just an update for the sake of an update
I have a harder time lately, finding words that mean anything to type out. Two and a half years now since she passed. Just over a year since my husband and I split up. Almost nine months since my roomate moved in. I don't think about her non stop anymore and cry less frequently. … Continue reading Just an update for the sake of an update
In the Wind 