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LJ IDOL, WEEK 7: Where I'm From
1974.
I was the firstborn child of Michael and Phyllis.
1979.
I was a child of five, feeling Anxiety for the first time. Not knowing why I had blind panic and the overwhelming thought to stab myself in the stomach with a steak knife that night.
1984.I was a child of eleven, living in a foreign culture where blue eyes and blonde hair drew the ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol, Week 6-Topic: Heel Turn
On Saturday I participated in the Women's March, as so many did, around our country and around the world ( Read more... ) -
Fear is the heart of Love
When we have love in our lives, we fear its loss. Without the experience of Fear, perhaps we cannot truly experience of Love.
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~As children on our first day of school, we would cling to our mother....afraid of entering something new, afraid of the loss of her constant Love.
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Jantelagen
“Maja! What are you doing?” his hushed voice, urgent. “You shouldn’t…”
I hissed between my teeth at him to be quiet. They would hear him.
They always hear us. They ALWAYS listen.
He became quiet and watched me. His eyes said what his lips could not.
Stop.
Please. Stop.I could practically feel him trembling next to me, holding back the ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol, Week 3, Topic: Brushback Pitch
(Names have been changed to protect the questionably innocent)
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Brushback Pitch: An inside, usually high fastball intended to force the batter to move away from the plate.
There's going to be some back story to this post, but it's going to be necessary for the topic. I only hope I don't bore you to death!
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LJ Idol, Topic 2: "That One Friend"
This week's topic is about "That One Friend". And I've been having a devil of a time thinking about it ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol, Topic 1: I need the struggle to feel alive.
When this topic came up, my initial reaction was to write about my depression and anxiety disorder. When I discussed this on my Book of Faces, a friend said, "This prompt is leading me in dark directions". I agreed. Because my knee jerk reaction was to describe how my mental state affects me daily ( Read more... )
