write what you know.
“Write what you know”, Mark Twain said.Which is hard to do when there is nothing even remotely poetic about heartbreak and mental disorders – (there, I said it). I can tell you this, though: Whatever struggles you face, … Read more
pins! pins! pins!
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ten.
Ten commandments! I grew up going to church on Sundays. We were Protestant (if that matters to you). We were told all the stories. The dos and don’ts. We were told what to believe, what was right, and what was wrong. Eventually I became me. I changed, and I decided to think for myself. … Read more
memories & ghosts
And so I asked her, “How do I move on from memories that I can barely remember, but those that continue to haunt me each day?” Her answer was quaint, motherly even, but fighting fear with fear isn’t exactly how it works; at least I don’t think so. She told me to not only face … Read more
Love isn’t a day.
Love isn’t a day. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not much a fan of holidays. Why celebrate our dads only on fathers’ day? Why celebrate moms only on mothers’ day? Give thanks only on thanksgiving? Bosses? Secretaries? Presidents? Veterans? Why does Martin Luther King, Jr. get a day, but not Louis Pasteur … Read more
fearlessness.
Fearlessness, trust, and caring. Those are some magical words. More than words… Traits. Behaviors. States of being. Secret and powerful incantations… Let me explain. We had a meeting at work about a week ago, and during part of it, we talked about one of our primary job responsibilities, and some of us were tasked with … Read more
Wall Colors.
They say to paint your room with bright colors. Colors that will excite you, motivate you, make you happy every time you wake up. Yellow is one of those colors, they say. Well, I’ll never have yellow walls; don’t be ridiculous. I grew up with gray walls and then eventually deep, Margot red walls, until … Read more
Be Kind.
be kind. be kind to your body. whether that means throwing all of the superfoods that you read about on google into a blender and sipping your way clean, or whether it means eating your something cheesy that comes in a jar that you don’t have to refrigerate while watching football in your fat pants … Read more
What is the cost of kindness?
What is the cost of kindness? It’s free. It takes nothing away from us. But so many treat it like the most hoard-worthy commodity the world has ever seen. I watch people act so selfishly all the time… “I’m grumpy, so I’ll act that way and I don’t care what it does to you. I’m … Read more
there is always spring.
Dorothy The wind has been blowing like Omaha’s wind lately and the stereo plays Cursive. The songs become better and more refined each time I hear them. I dream of horrible winters and tornados while living in some Midwestern apartment; I am alone and crying. I want so deeply to be able assess social situations … Read more
podcast.
have you lovelies been following the podcast? if you haven’t, listen listen listen & give us some feedback. let us know what we can improve & what we’re doing correctly! also, we want YOUR stories because we are a tribe & yes, there is an “i” in tribe but there isn’t a “me”. come, come, … Read more
freckles.
When I was a little girl I had a freckle on my stomach. Some doctor would most likely classify it as a mole, but that word sounds so ugly. MOLE. It sounds like something that shouldn’t be there. Something we’re supposed to ignore, despite its obvious presence. I used to look down at my stomach … Read more
hello.
hello, it seems we got ahead of ourselves. we bought a domain which hide YAR away, YAR was created to be seen & shared by everyone so we figured it out & here we are. back, back again. we have some wonderful posts set up for you wonderful people & we have some brilliant new … Read more
be careful what you keep.
It’s interesting how many things in our lives can be a sort of window into who we really are… our deeper personalities, our quirks, our passions, our faults. I can think of several at the moment. The inside of your car (if you have one). Your bag. Your wallet. Your computer desktop. Your locker (again, if you … Read more
create peace.
The paintbrush is also mightier than the sword. The pen, the pencil, the keyboard, the microphone, the camera… anything that lets us communicate our thoughts without violence against another. All mightier. Not that you can’t bend any of these tools toward the violent – I’ve seen that more times than necessary – but at their … Read more
privacy please.
Passing through the boundaries of privacy is dangerous business! We shout to the world that we are the country of openness and freedom… But we really have just as many secrets as everybody else. The world is full of them, from the very smallest (the secrets of quantum mechanics) to the every day secrets (the … Read more
calling all gentlemen.
Where have all the gentlemen gone? I taught myself to tie a bow tie last night. I feel like this was a life achievement, up there with traveling Europe, climbing Mount Everest racing cars and piloting a plane. So much of what is considered gentlemanly has been sadly forgotten. Some say chivalry is dead. I … Read more
pathways.
Make your own path. It’s not easy. Walking in the footprints of others is much easier. The decisions have been made for you. They are tried and true. They are safe. They are predictable, and they let you know what to expect… They are ruts. But in the beginning there were no footprints there at … Read more
seed to stem.
We all start as a seed. This is the beginning of a Japanese maple tree. A tree that will become a carefully sculpted bonsai one day. We all are like that. We start as a seed, and grow according to our nature for a while. Some of us germinate in wild soil, and untended, we … Read more
knock first.
Knock loud, I’m home. There are so many doors in life. Most of them we never try. Some might have nothing behind them. Some might lead to a whole new world. We choose. Recklessly or carefully. Sometimes we simply stand at the door and endlessly debate… And that itself is our decision. Sometimes we choose … Read more
