Sometimes telling the truth is worse than telling a lie. Sometimes it is easier to let the truth stay within you, rotting like the dead flesh of a corpse buried. Yes. Sometimes it is easier not to tell the truth.
I knew the moment the words flew out of my mouth I would regret it. But that truth had been tucked down so long that I thought I would feel a huge burden lifted off of me.
As a reward for my honesty, I received the following: View full article »
Sometimes, when you are trying to be honest, it hurts. Just the admission of the underlying truth is painful, but you have to put it out there.
I’ve avoided having certain conversations with my Dad because of honesty. Why would I want to hurt him by telling him how I feel? And if I told him, would he be disappointed?
So imagine my surprise when my Dad looked at me and said, “Don’t you let him talk you into quitting? He’s an insecure little man and I’m worried that he’s going to force you into quitting because he’s so insecure.”
I almost fell off the couch. View full article »
I have come to love my American Literature class. It is the one class where I have the chance to sit and debate literature. Of course, it is even better when a certain person is not absent, because to be honest, we both take opposite sides and go at it.
Yes, there is nothing like a good argument first thing in the morning. View full article »
I realize that it has been awhile since I made a post. I can hardly believe that I’m so out of practice. This summer I seemed to have so much to say, but lately, I have much to say, but no time to say it.
My life is busy. Simple as that, I am busy and I have no time for anything anymore. Life becomes a myriad of moments that blend into a motley collage of life experiences and lessons.
Of course, lately, it has become a time of discovery and profound observations.
Observation #1: View full article »
Today I will celebrate my 9 year anniversary. It doesn’t seem like a long time when you think about others who are celebrating 25 and up, but for me, it seems like a long journey. It is amazing at the twists and turns that our lives have endured to bring us to this point. Even more amazing is the fact that we’ve come through it relatively unscathed.
Our story is not one of fairy tales. In fact, it is far from it. View full article »
What goes up must come down, right? If a mountain has an upside, there must certainly be a down side, too. Today, I found my ups and downs. At least, it wasn’t all bad. View full article »
Last night I went and had dinner with my husband, just the two of us. It should have been a really great time for us to reconnect, but it wasn’t long before he brought up CJ and I was almost in tears. I begged him to change the subject which he did, but I know that at some point in time, we are going to have to discuss the truth about CJ. View full article »
