UNDER THE WILL… OVER THE DRAMA…

Tag: #Under The Will Over The Drama

  • Second-Hand Treasures and Bee-Friendly Beds…

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    Daily Prompt: Are there things you try to practice daily to live a more sustainable lifestyle? Good question. And if I’m honest, yes, though I’d never claim to be perfect at it. I’m not one of those zero-waste gurus weaving my own toilet paper from nettles, but I do what I can in my own…

  • Granny Frass Says…

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    Granny Frass Says: Some People Would Put The Devil to Shame… Well now, I’ve been minding my own business up here, sipping a drop of strong tea and keeping an eye on things below when word reached me about the latest carry-on. And let me tell you, if I had me old walking stick I’d…

  • Found Out Like a Stranger..

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    Found Out Like a Stranger… I am angry and sad tonight. I need to vent.. Tonight, I was talking to my neighbor about a death in his family, and while looking up the notice, I found my aunt’s death notice. My actual aunt. My uncle’s wife. A woman who was part of my childhood. She…

  • The Childhood I Forgot…

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    The Childhood I Forgot (for a Reason)… People talk about their childhoods like photo albums. Clear pages filled with birthdays, holidays, games and laughter. Mine? It’s more like fog. Whole chunks are missing. It’s not that I don’t remember anything, it’s that what I do remember, I remember too well. And most of the rest?…

  • One Outfit? Depends Who’s Asking…

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    Daily Prompt: If you were forced to wear one outfit over and over again, what would it be? Right, first of all, can we talk about that word forced? Because it’s sitting funny with me. Forced as in commanded by some controlling eejit who thinks they’ve got a say over what I drape over this…

  • A Little Gratitude… and a Lot of Truth…

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    I’ve been told I should be grateful. And I am. Grateful for the roof over my head, for the days I managed to laugh when there wasn’t anything funny about it.I’m grateful for the friends who showed up, the few family members who stayed solid, and for the unexpected kindness of strangers when I needed…

  • Episode 85 – Why Does Bully Still Trigger Me?

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    Why Does Bully Still Trigger Me? A Delightful Tale of Healing, Sarcasm, and Well-Placed Eye Rolls… So someone asked me today, with a straight face, mind you,“How come Bully still triggers you so much? I thought you were healing?”And honestly, I had to pause for a moment. Not because it was a bad question. But…

  • Granny Frass, Sage, and the Sacred Turf Shed…

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    Well now, would ya look at you, walking round the house with sage in one hand, a crystal stuffed down your bra, and chatting away to the Almighty like He’s your next-door neighbor. Fair play to ya, pet. Fair play. That’s the kind of spirituality I can get behind. None of your stiff-collared sermons or…

  • Sage, Crystals, and Conversations with God…

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    Daily Writing Prompt: How important is spirituality in your life? Spirituality’s always been one of those things I’ve felt more than defined. I believe in a higher power, whether it’s God, the Universe, my Higher Self, or some version of all three having a laugh at my expense some days. I believe in the things…

  • The Boss Man, The Mother, and Other Strange Creatures…

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    I want to talk about something that’s been sitting in my head today, and maybe it’ll sit in yours too. Sometimes it’s not the loud arguments or the dramatic events that tell the real story of a family; it’s the small things. The choice of a word. The way a person gets referred to. The…