All We Can Do Is Hold One Another Up: Ode to Zevvy. {poetry}
All we can do is hold one another up -- with our kindness, our care, our strength, our wisdom, our optimism. With whatever we have to offer.
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Andrea Baker
My Stunt Double: The Shell of a Person I Have Become.
I feel like I am just pretending to be me... But that person has disappeared... The person everyone knows... has faded into the shadows.
My Life as a Grown-Up-Ish Girl with ADD.
Girls with ADD don’t look a whole lot like that little boy we all know. Our ADD plays out against the backdrop of gender norms that pressure us to be quiet.
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.
Illusions of Someday: Life Is Not a Dress Rehearsal.
Someday I will walk away from the tyranny that has had me in a stranglehold. Someday I will do things for myself just because they make me feel good.
Chasing Storms: Do I Really Want to Be Changed?
Am I looking for someone or something that can make some kind of dent on that core, some kind of lasting impact on this storm-chasing nature of mine?
Ghosting & Other Signs You’ve Already Left.
You continue to haunt the space of your relationship, but your partner eventually starts to move on without you because you’ve given them no other choice. You materialize from time to time, but the amount of time you spend in that world, and the strength of your presence, is not something that ...
8 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Initiating The Midnight Talk.
Well, 'stalking' might be a bit harsh. And I have no idea who Haylee is, or why she spells her name H-A-Y-L-double E. She’s probably just an old high school friend. Yes, she does have giant boobs, and no, I don’t know why she feels the need to show her stomach in every single picture. She’s ...
The Secret Lives Of Yoga Teachers.
I absolutely love the field I’m in, and will keep fighting to make a difference in that sector. It’s just that when I stand at the front of a class, I want to talk about all of the other stuff that bounces around in my head all week long -- stuff like creativity, connection, kindness, ...
Surfing The Strong Current Of Life: If In Doubt, Don’t Go Out.
I think that to take that final step -- to surf the currents with confidence -- I need a true keeper of my heart. Someone who will hold it with an equal combination of gentleness and strength while I drift, float, and wander. I think that is what is missing.