Daily writing promptHow do you waste the most time every day?View all responses I used to be so concerned about wasted time. I would lay in bed each night and scrutinize my day. Like I was the appointed judge of my own life, always ready to dole out mental punishments on myself. I'd replay my... Continue Reading →
Heart Bones
Daily writing promptHave you ever broken a bone?View all responses I've never broken a bone. Well, that's not true. When I was 12 I did break my finger during a volleyball game at a family party but, that hardly counts. I have however had my heart broken numerous times which I think is just as... 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 →
Give yourself Grace
Some days keeping yourself together is hard. There are days when getting out of bed in itselfis a choreBut, somehow you doBoth feet on the floor,dragging but movingdoing the thingseven as your brain fights youbegging you to stop, to lay back downevery step of the wayIt is these days when giving yourself graceis an absolute... Continue Reading →
Bad Days
Some days I wake up and feel like I’m doing it all wrong. My brain spirals, a journeydown a drain of negative thoughts I beat myself up from the inside outblows flying thoughts clutteredThe life I was content with yesterdaysuddenly no longer good enough todayBurrowing into every minuscule detailpicking apart every aspect Negative thoughts like... Continue Reading →
Paths
There are days that I stare out my windowinto the pale blue of the skytrees dancing on the skylinewondering what the hell I'm doing...My mind digging up decisionsplaying on the screen of my mind like a slideshowquestioning my actions, drawing up different scenariosallowing myself to contemplate if these different endingswould change my pathPerhaps leading me... Continue Reading →
Loving yourself; a Liberating Experience
I promise you, loving yourself is one of the best things you'll do in this life time. There is something so free in living outside of validation from others. About loving yourself fully- for all of the good and for all of the bad. There is something so calming about falling in love with all... Continue Reading →
In the Moment
I get ahead of myself sometimes. Combing through my to do listrunning like credits on repeatthrough my brainPlanning for this, planning for thatalways moments aheadIn return, leavingthe Now a few momentsbehind...Before its timeLosing the opportunity to experience itKeeping it unfulfilledThe Now is probably angry at me sometimesfor failing to see its stunning existenceignoring its allureThe... Continue Reading →
K.J Stafford 