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Just a simple picture but there is so much depth in its layers... There's a part of me that has been coming to the surface a lot in the...
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Sparkling Diamond
Jul 179 min read
Getting Used to Horse Therapy Again
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...
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Sparkling Diamond
Apr 2210 min read
Uncovering Some More Wounds...
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...
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Sparkling Diamond
Apr 158 min read
Just A Little Bit More Healing...
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...
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Sparkling Diamond
Apr 75 min read
When Did It Start?
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...
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Sparkling Diamond
Mar 314 min read
Into The Pit
It was just such a straight out-of-the-blue question that even if something was or had happened that I remembered, I don't think I'd have
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Sparkling Diamond
Jan 228 min read
Nightmares Aren't Always Bad
And it reminds that 16 year old part of me of how it used to be at that age. Yes, my parents owned the property but I had no space to...
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Sparkling Diamond
Dec 24, 20232 min read
Rags At First Glance
Last week someone sent me these words when I needed to hear them because I have been feeling so pressured to "fit in a box" (which...
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Sparkling Diamond
Dec 7, 20237 min read
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...
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Sparkling Diamond
Nov 19, 20234 min read
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.
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Sparkling Diamond
Nov 11, 202312 min read
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
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Sparkling Diamond
Nov 5, 20231 min read
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...
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Sparkling Diamond
Oct 24, 20235 min read
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.
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Sparkling Diamond
Oct 18, 20238 min read
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
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Sparkling Diamond
Oct 15, 20236 min read
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....
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Sparkling Diamond
Oct 10, 202310 min read
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
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Sparkling Diamond
Oct 3, 202313 min read
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...
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Sparkling Diamond
Sep 26, 20237 min read
Pressure, Pressure Everywhere
Where does this pressure come from? From people's good intentions. Friends implying their opinions. My own internal dialogue from...
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Sparkling Diamond
Sep 19, 20237 min read
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...
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