“I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want. I can never train myself in all the skills I want. And why do I want? I want to live and feel all the shades, tones and variations of mental... Continue Reading →
Working to Live vs. Living to Work
Daily writing promptHow do you balance work and home life?View all responses I used to be absolutely horrible at balancing work and my life. When I started my first corporate job in my early twenties I threw everything I had into it. I thought that was what you were supposed to do. I came in... Continue Reading →
Career plan? What is that?
Daily writing promptWhat is your career plan?View all responses Some people grow up knowing from the time they are 5 years old what they "want to be when they grow up." I was always jealous of these kids. Especially as I grew older and realized that I still didn't have a clue what I wanted... Continue Reading →
Laid off for the Better
Daily writing promptDescribe one positive change you have made in your life.View all responses After losing my job I went through a whole lifetime of feelings. I was sad, I was scared, I was frustrated- for years I had put all of my effort into this company. So much time invested. So many days of... Continue Reading →
Just a little free-write
I feel like I’m always trying so hard to keep it all together. Like a piece of paper with the edges burned...those burns are dark and they run deep. I’m torn and tattered. My heart has been slowly breaking in two for years. It tears apart, slowly and painfully. Each string breaks on its own... Continue Reading →