You Are the Composer of Your Own Song.
Of course there was no song playing, and I realized that I have been the 'composer' all this time. Getting real is where it all starts.
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Addison Bell
My Story: A Metanarrative. {poetry}
Stories sustain us and guide us through the different times in our lives -- seminal events that inspire a web of support through story -- births, illnesses, deaths, first loves, weddings, divorces.
Mindfulness in Public Speaking.
Mindfulness in public speaking requires that we show up, plant our feet on the ground, look people in the eyes, and tell the truth.
The Futility of War.
But, the young men and women who are dying today for us, everyday, everywhere, who are crippled and maimed for life? We should cry for them. Cry, that that they are so naive, so innocent, so willing, so trusting, so patriotic and so foolish as to risk everything they have without having ever ...
Grieving Under an Invisibility Cloak.
It seems to me that the cloak of invisibility worn by those invisibly grieving is no less than a superhero’s cape. While tossing and turning on mourning’s high seas, it can take Herculean strength to simply get out of bed some days. It can take immense strength to acknowledge that one must amp ...
Emotionally Unavailable Partners: You Attract What You Are, Not What You Want.
Although I've yet to find my forever partner, I make myself more and more open, transparent and vulnerable with every relationship.
Your Hands. {poetry}
Our hands touched,
I felt something,
life came through,
I felt moments,
I was alive,
I felt life,
fingers traced skin,
moments lived on,
the void was filled
An Open Letter to the Ones Who Read My Article and Criticized Me.
Can you tell me what it is that delights you about criticizing strangers? Can you explain how you know so much more about my life than I do?
The Hard Masculine Mask Is Not You.
The world was a lot for her. It was hardened and callous. Rushed and overly structured. So she began to create this mask for herself.
Full Moon in Scorpio: Transforming Every Ending into a Beginning.
The worst is behind you, and you are ready to move beyond challenges that were set out for you. Cords are being cut between you and your past so that you can feel energetically clear and aware.