*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...

(Very sarcastically) If you decide to make a new start in your life make sure that everything you take with you fits in your car that way...

I'm still in shock.

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.

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

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....

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

Two things have been coming to mind lately: 1. I have been copying recipes off Pinterest to fill my recipe box with healthy recipes so...

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...

Where does this pressure come from? From people's good intentions. Friends implying their opinions. My own internal dialogue from...

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...

Be brave. Be strong. Be courageous. Fight for yourself. You are worth it.

When you trust someone and they "flip" on you as in saying one thing and then changing it later it undermines and cripples your trust...

There's been something niggling at the back of my mind the last several days and I have been slowly able to put words to it and tonight I...

...because she wasn't sure He would actually show up and help her in her pain and need.

It's hard to ask for help. Especially when one isn't sure what they need.

What she is trying to do is protect me from more pain, more heartache, more invalidation by those close to her that she dares to share her c

Today is one of those days that are really out of sorts. It could be triggered by any number of things. Two of the culprits may be the...

See this beautiful young girl? Her name is Careful Protector. She is feeling shy and would rather be hiding amongst the trees instead of...

I have a friend. She is a police officer in the city where I live. I told her she is welcome to stop if she is nearby and has a few...