Tag: Healing Journey

  • Seeking Joy in the Grief – Thoughts on Hope, Peace, & Healing

    This week was the two-year anniversary of my father’s death. It’s complicated. Grief is hard. If you don’t know grief, you may not know that it is also well hidden at times. We bury it. It waits to pop back out when you least expect it. That’s a little of…

  • I Won’t Leave Myself Behind This Time

    I won’t leave myself behind – a declaration. I’ve never been embarrassed to admit I go to therapy. I think it’s healthy to talk about it. I’m not afraid to do that. I’ve always believed it’s ultimately a part of my calling in life (to at least write and talk…

  • Gigging for Flounder

    I used to watch  The lights on the river In the dark of night. From my bed, I’d watch them  Float through the air. So far from  Town, the bodies that carried Those lights were mostly hidden in the  Darkest blue of night. The  Disembodied lights swayed Through the muddy,…

  • Words of Affirmation

    If you’re familiar with the concept of “love languages,” the title of this post may ring a bell. The author of “The Five Love Languages” and its subsequent books, believes that everyone has their own unique love language/s that are how they best receive love. For those who haven’t heard…

  • Demons

    The words she hasn’t heard,Beautiful. The words she has,Haunt. The arms that comfort,Longing. The focus ahead,Regardless. Nights still try toUnravel all that she’s fought for.Some nights her demons nearly win.– E.M. Morgan