January 2012
10 posts
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Reading about Codependency
I began Melody Beattie’s Codepedent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself and already on page 13 I had a small revelation:
My entire life I’ve criticized the use of medicinal drugs. I’ve been skeptical of the unnatural use of medications even for simple stomach aches. The only times I remember taking medications (even in the simplest form) was...
“Never expect to outgrow lonliness. Never hope to find people who will understand...”
– White Oleander, Janet Fitch (via wewantrevolutiongirlstylenow)
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Learning about Codependency
I learned today that the #1 goal of codependents that leads to crippling unhappiness is: the endless search for something outside themselves to make them happy. I believe that this is one of the major cognitive factors that triggered my depression. When I fail or I feel loss, I immediately assume that I will be unhappy with myself. I believe that without certain people, certain achievements, or...
so it begins.
I returned to tumblr for personal reasons. I write in my journal daily for about 2 hours, and one day I thought ‘what sense is there in writing if there is no one around to read it”? But I’m conflicted because my I’m trying to develop the skills to be confident in my own writing without needing validation from other people. So why write for others?
I’m beginning to...
November 2011
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37 Things You Should Never Apologize For (And Why)... →
Never apologize for acting on your instincts. Listening to your body then taking action on what you hear is the hallmark of heroic people.
Never apologize for all the tears you’ve cried. Crying cleanses the soul. Shoot for once a month. Even if it’s just a brief mist at a tender moment in a sad movie.
Never apologize for anything in your resume/portfolio. If you feel the need...
March 2011
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December 2009
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July 2009
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“I wish there were words to tell you, Sweet Angel, how beautiful life really is,...”
– ~ The Universe (via gatekeeper)
Show Me How! →
SAH-WEET.
should i have to?
my heart goes out to all the daughters & sons out there who had to be parents for their parents. who have to talk their parents down from a fit, or deal with their abusive comments because their mother and father can only express their emotions harmfully.
my heart goes out to the daughers and sons who’ve had to apologize for every remotely mean things they’ve said to their parents...
June 2009
9 posts
How to Make a Basket from a Newspaper →
TO DO.
Online Books, Poems, Short Stories - Read Print →
“The bone is the very thing me thinks, to prank my sister and the dink!”
– Bart Simpson
“Bart: See that fat lady with the mustache? That’s you.
Lisa: See that...”
– The Simpsons
19x14
May 2009
23 posts
Cooking By Numbers →
This is one of my favourite cooking sites! Especially when I’m low on just about everything, the site always helps me put something together.
OneWord →
OneWord gives you a word and you have a minute to write about it. I’ve seen competition and stuff like this. Pretty fun.
“Throughout my life, my body has always been there for me. For that, I want to...”
– Anonymous (via devincastro) (via gatekeeper)
Why did the sex doll become the ideal? →
The Eight Irresistible Principles of Fun →
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