I'm skating around writer's block at the moment. A bounty of creative energy swirls around in my brain and body, but I haven't formed it into any coherent work...yet. I preface with this so that you have context for the coming paragraphs and their potential meandering. I'll start with a question. How do I dismiss…
I will no longer apologize for...
What are you passionate about? It is a loaded question. The first implication being that passion is missing. It implies disapproval. That the passion is misguided or unacceptable. It says, maybe you think it's passion, but it's not. It says, you won't go anywhere in life without passion. It says, you don't seem to love…
I should start by explaining myself. You already know the explanation, but I'll give it to you anyway. You see, life happened. There. That wasn't so hard. You understand. You're thinking about all the times you started a thing and didn't finish it. Or all the daydreams that never come true. The goals you can't…
Sometimes I set my intention before the universe and the response I get is Wait. That's not right. That's not fair. I deserve this. Shakes fist at universe. Becomes frustrated. Wait. Maybe the universe is not hearing me. Shouts louder. Screams, even. Grows impatient. Just.Wait. Patience has never been my strength. As for entitlement, well,…
I feel a little like I've been riding along the intended path for a few weeks now. I don't mean to say that it has been easy these past few weeks. Just because you're going in the "right" direction doesn't mean that you're going in the easy direction. In general though, I'm feeling confident in…
It's been five years. I still remember what I was wearing, what I was doing when my phone rang. It was the Beaumont Police. A woman's voice. "Is this Amye Wilson?" she asked. "Yes." "I'm going to let you speak with Jim Fuller." He told me that Dad had passed away sometime during the night…
In the United States it’s estimated by the CDC that 1 in 3 women and 1 in 6 men will experience some form of sexual violence in their lifetime. According to Rape Abuse and Incest National Network, 60% of sexual assaults go unreported. -PolitiFact When I was 15 years old I was sexually assaulted. I…
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