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Big Feelings Over Something Normally Insignificant
Tonight I decided that I want to make tomato soup and a toasted cheese sandwich for supper. I left the room to go to my locker in the...

Sparkling Diamond
Dec 18, 20235 min read
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Lifting the Burden
This past weekend was horrible. I had things I wanted to do but I didn't get any of it done... Friday I went to work and took a picture...

Sparkling Diamond
Dec 7, 20237 min read
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More Salt
Edit: I had taken this down because I was unsure whether I really should post it but decided to repost it in its rawness...

Sparkling Diamond
Dec 7, 20235 min read
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I Am A Wild Child
Jesus, can I come home?
I'm so tired.
I just want to be free.
Free from it all...
And I want a hug.
A big one.
A long one.
A comforting one.

Sparkling Diamond
Nov 19, 20234 min read
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Scared Stiff
Implicit memories and flashbacks are no respecter of present situations or whether you feel safe or not...They are like demanding teasers sa

Sparkling Diamond
Nov 16, 20238 min read
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Locked Out
I'm struggling to clear the mud out of my eyes so I can try to see clearly enough to figure out what the next thing is to do. I'm trying to

Sparkling Diamond
Nov 11, 202312 min read
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Christmas Is On My Mind
Something that's been on my mind lately is Christmas...its been several years since I spent any holidays with my family...next month it...

Sparkling Diamond
Nov 8, 20232 min read
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Handfuls of Salt
*If you would like a print of this piece it is available for sale on my website under the Painful Paintings tab... (I wrote this piece a...

Sparkling Diamond
Nov 5, 20231 min read
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Sarcasm To Hide The Hurt
(Very sarcastically) If you decide to make a new start in your life make sure that everything you take with you fits in your car that way...

Sparkling Diamond
Oct 31, 20234 min read
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A Different End To My Day
Also now that I'm here and getting used to the sights and sounds, I am reminded of the group homes that I've been in in the past.

Sparkling Diamond
Oct 24, 20235 min read
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Starving For Connection
Graduating from school at 8th grade, the future looked extremely dark. All I could see was that there would now be no escape from my parents

Sparkling Diamond
Oct 18, 20238 min read
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The Latest Thing
And I keep hearing my dad's voice "It's just all in your head!" A phrase I often heard when I wasn't feeling well....

Sparkling Diamond
Oct 15, 20236 min read
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Globs of Anger
If anger consisted of gooey globs, I'd be flinging it at quite a number of people right now. And...I guess I wasn't expecting to receive s

Sparkling Diamond
Oct 10, 202310 min read
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Betrayal: Healing Comes By Feeling
Pretty gruesome, isn't it? I don't know what color pain is but I know how it feels. It is heavy. It hurts. Sometimes...

Sparkling Diamond
Oct 3, 202313 min read
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Pressure, Pressure Everywhere
Where does this pressure come from? From people's good intentions. Friends implying their opinions. My own internal dialogue from...

Sparkling Diamond
Sep 26, 20237 min read
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Calmly Aggressive
Aggression dressed up in a pretty package is like poison in a relationship. We may be unaware of our passive aggression but we are still...

Sparkling Diamond
Sep 19, 20237 min read
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Therapist Analysis
Be brave. Be strong. Be courageous. Fight for yourself. You are worth it.

Sparkling Diamond
Sep 13, 202312 min read
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Riding The See-Saw of Unhealthy Relationships
When you trust someone and they "flip" on you as in saying one thing and then changing it later it undermines and cripples your trust...

Sparkling Diamond
Sep 9, 20237 min read
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Dancing In Safety
...because she wasn't sure He would actually show up and help her in her pain and need.

Sparkling Diamond
Aug 26, 20237 min read
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