It is Monday morning.  I literally don't know how to fight anymore. I rested all weekend, only to feel as drained as i did before, like...

A bit ago I was thinking about perfectionism and the role it has played in my life. I remember different people throughout my life...

At my job we get a free turkey for Thanksgiving. When I was getting mine my manager said that if I don't have plans that I am welcome to...

I am a bit hesitant to share all this stuff because I have experienced people who call themselves christians to lash out or try to tell...

A week ago I was finally able to get back into doing inner healing work. I was scared because it felt like it has been so long since I...

Yesterday was the third time that I spent time with Rose, my therapy horse. She is brown all over with a big round belly. Last week when...

If you have been following my story lately you may have heard that I was in the shelter for 7 months...it really took me for a loop...

Last night in therapy I went to a place I wasn't planning to go. A place that seemed so far away and yet so similar to my current...

Last night I was able to release just a little bit more grief and pain from how my abusive employers treated me...it is still such a...

In February I felt that maybe I'd be out of the shelter by the end of the month. (But that was false)I planned that I would spend March...

Today I was thinking about that question. A few days ago I was asked when the exhaustion started. When I first felt it. I still remember...

Warning: this is a really raw post. Read at your own risk... Right now I'm angry. Angry with the world. Angry with life. Angry with...

See the little girl? She's very young. Maybe 2 or 3 years old. She feels so bewildered and alone. The people who should be nurturing her...

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...

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...

Edit: I had taken this down because I was unsure whether I really should post it but decided to repost it in its rawness... Today is...

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.

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

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...

*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...