We’ve all felt forgotten…invisible…unimportant.  It’s part of the human condition.

My twenty-fifth year of life has been plagued by these emotions.  It has definitely been my most difficult one thus far.

I always thought I was so sure of myself…I always thought if nothing else, I know who I am.

But this year, I’ve kinda been holed up in my own little cocoon, as feelings of being forgotten, invisible, and unimportant blend together into anger.  And sadness.

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I’m trying this new thing where I accept that I am exactly where I’m supposed to be right now.

It’s beautiful.

I no longer feel pressure to figure it all out because I know eventually, everything will get figured out.  Life is no longer overwhelming me because I’m focusing on what’s around me rather than what’s ahead of me.

I read an amazing quote last week that really struck a chord with me:
“The opposite of love is not hate. It’s control.”
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Today, in response to my last post, I received a Facebook message reminding me that I’m not fat.  I appreciated the reminder and hope my last post didn’t alarm any of you.  While I do want to get in better shape and slim down a bit, I have no intention of counting every calorie I put in my mouth.  I know I’m an average-sized female.  I’d just like to tone up some.

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Friends, I need you.

And I need to get into shape. I want to get into shape.  After one of my kids asked me if I was pregnant, I couldn’t help but wonder how I let myself go. Now I understand I work with special needs kids and their comments can’t always be taken seriously.  But even so, I REALLY want to get this flab situation under control.

So I bought some running shoes.  And I told myself that if I [...] Continue Reading…

I don’t know what to do.

I’m sitting on my couch, completely clueless as to what to do on my much-needed day off. Should I get a pedicure…go to the movies…shop at the mall? I’m always so busy that it’s hard to know what to do when I’m not.

I don’t know how I’m going to manage classes on top of all of this. I’m exhausted. I slept for a normal amount of time last night, but [...] Continue Reading…