self value

Sixth Sense

I have a sixth sense. I believe everyone does to be honest. My sixth sense is my ability to read people and to read situations. I think everyone has this ability, I just think it gets more finely developed in people that have been through traumatic experiences. The experiences can vary, vastly vary, but I think people can tap into this ability and once they do, learn to trust it. Most people never have to tap into it and even if they do, an even greater portion probably never fully trust it. I rely heavily on my sixth sense and I trust it implicitly. Am I always right, no, but I am very, very rarely wrong, and this has become my shield. A very, very important shield that is my number one form of protection.

Rollie Pollies

Rollie Pollies

Whenever I feel threatened, scared, alone, insecure, or frankly not sure what I’m feeling my first reaction is to retreat. To curl up into a ball and protect myself. I am reminded of the bug’s I loved as a kid. Rollie Pollies, I thought they were so cool. You picked one up, and immediately they went from horizontal, bug-like, to a perfectly round circle. This amazing armor like shell that protected them from the world around them. It was only after some unspecified amount of time if you were patient enough that they would uncurl and then crawl around on your hand.

Kudzu

Kudzu

It is often said that offense is the best defense and while I agree with that some of the time, sometimes I think defense is the best defense. One of my best defenses has always been hiding in plain sight. If no one can see me, if no one has any idea that anything is wrong, if no one has any idea that I have a secret then they won’t go searching for it… right?

Continuing Strong in a New Time

Continuing Strong in a New Time

The world has changed, there is no doubt. For how long is anyone’s guess. I think most people agree that things will eventually get back to normal but the question on everyone’s mind is when? When will we return to work, when will we return to being able to see our friends, workout at gyms, go to restaurants, bars, and in general go out in public?

Valentine's Day Blog 1

Valentine's Day Blog 1

Valentines Day is always an interesting day because we are either supposed to be happy or sad depending on whether we are in a relationship or not.  As someone who has never been in a relationship on Valentine’s day, it generally doesn’t bother me, but I’d be lying if I said I was completely immune to it.