When I had a mothermy hair would cascadein curls of auburn perfectiona red velvet bow to accentuate the wave And I’d wear my bestnewly sewn frockwith lace at the neckand fishnet stockingsand patent Mary Janes And the girls giggling with delightwould skip hand-in-handto the school promand the boys shyly perchedagainst the back wall would wonderhow […]
Isolated and incapacitatedI am prohibited from partakingof the influx of information incessantly presented consequently cut offfrom prescribed expectationsdictating costuming and culture external expressions of acceptanceare sorely missing, suggestingan overall lack of self-worth. Interestingly inverse to such conclusionsis the sudden contentment that arisesfrom escaping the mayhem Internal relief overrides dictated performancesurrendering willingly to intrinsic motivationand renewed […]
One Woman's Quest II 
Insightful and mind-stirring, VJ! Positivity is wonderful but we have to take action to make it work.
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Absolutely. Thanks
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Most welcome.
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Beautiful
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Thanks Sadje
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You’re welcome
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VJ, only awareness and action. We need to stand up to name calling, denigration, bullying and assault. It matters not if they have notorious names like Putin, Kim, Trump, DeSantis, Johnson, etc. Keith
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Amen to that
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Wow – that is thought-provoking and beautiful. Leaning in towards what frightens me saves me.
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Oh, good one, Wynne.
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Yes, so true. I agree with Liz it gave me pause to think. Perhaps not enough action on my part.
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A therapist once counselled that instead of focusing on the trauma, take inventory of your resourcefulness – a good way to flip the equation
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This is so inightful (and sobering) it gave me pause. You’re right that mere positivity isn’t enough to save us.
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No it is not.
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