I'm Half Alive But I

Life Is Seductive, Yet So Few Allow Themselves To Be Seduced.

Being Part Of The Natural World Reminds Me That Innocence Isn't Ever Lost Completely; We Just Need To Maintain Our Goodness To Regain It.

It's Important To Cultivate A Tolerance And Patience With Uncomfortable Feelings. It's Best To Feel Them.

I Grew Up Bar-singing And Saw All Kinds Of Ways People Tried To Outrun Their Emotional Pain. It Doesn't Work. You End Up With The Original Pain, As Well As New Pain Added On Top Of It From The Tactics You Used Trying To Avoid It In The First Place. It's Best To Take A Deep Breath, Bolster Yourself, And Walk Through It.

I Try To Give Myself Permission To Be A Work-in-progress And Not Have Everything Figured Out At Once. It's More Manageable And Takes Some Of The Pressure Off Of Feeling Like I Have To Have Everything Right All The Time.