You Can Be Yourself and Not Put Your Career at Risk.
My attempt to hold her accountable to her responsibility, and for wanting to have an impact in my career, had suddenly been labeled as a bad thing.
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you & me
Hello from the Chrysalis.
Hello from the chrysalis. It doesn’t get easier. Recovery is quicker, but there is no outrunning the unavoidable. The cycle continues.
Reality Check: Still Thirsty, but It Is No Longer a Flaw That Mocks Me.
We have the ability to light a torch for others should they find themselves someday wandering as we were -- tired, thirsty, disillusioned.
The Poignancy of Pain: For All the Things Words Cannot Convey.
There is so much collectivity in pain and so much isolation. But, I wonder if adults can break down.. and throw a temper tantrum at the injustice of it all.
Mourning the Loss of the Illusion of Self.
We are all in mourning for the journey we have been on to get ourselves here. In this wonderful and amazing moment in time, on our timelines, in her-story.
Send in the Shadow Creatures to Drain My Sadness.
Then they move. All at once. Descending upon me in a swarm of blind desire and pure hunger. Vampirically draining the sadness from my veins.
But I’m Different with You.
I want to inhale him, shoot him into my bloodstream. Is he a relapse or am I just relaxing? Breathing again. Just once more. It’ll be different this time…
I Want You to See Me as Attractive.
My ego tells me how embarrassing it is to be witnessed in this place of uncertainty: "If anyone sees you here, there is no way you can be attractive."
To the Little Crazy Freak in Me… and You.
Let her have space, this crazy little freak, let her light and her awkwardness get to the surface of your being, by letting go of what you’ve learnt.
You Can Create What You Want.
Even though I knew I needed to take action to create what I wanted, I just couldn’t do it. I couldn’t even hide my resistance.