Tag Archives: self
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Being an Introspection-aholic™
They say the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem. I am an *introspection-aholic™. I admit it. I question, question, question and come up with no answer. I analyze everything. I am working on enjoying life but trying to accept and discover who I am at my core at the same time. [...]
A Look In The Mirror and Thoughts on Self Acceptance
This is me. As I am today. Last week, I told my fiance to tell me if I ever have a pimple because I don’t look in the mirror anymore. It made me pause and think. When was the last time I took a good look at myself? And I don’t mean figuratively or introspectively [...]
12 Questions: Week 2
12 Questions is a bi-weekly series on Like a Bird. I will post a deep, soulful question that I hope will encourage introspective, reflection and new understanding of self. I invite and encourage all of my readers to think on the questions and answer them as best as the can, write them in a journal, [...]
Why It’s So Important to Consider Even Your Littlest Achievements
So here I am. A new mother. An artist. A fiance. A blogger. A twenty something. A lost soul. Someone with a mental illness. Someone on the Journey to Recovery. Someone on a million journeys at once with a million different purposes. And you? What are you? Who are you? Are you like me? Probably. [...]
I Took Myself on a Date
I have a confession. I can’t remember the last time I left the house by myself. Here’s the deal, 2009-2010 I lived alone in Boston. I had my own apartment, didn’t really have friends, my boyfriend lived 500+ miles away and my family lived 1000+ miles away. I was good and truly alone all. the. [...]
