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"Mental Health isn't a battle to be won. It is a journey to continue walking."Lindsay adkinson My first real job was working with children and adolescents at a psychiatric hospital. When I first applied, I thought I would never get the job because I was currently a waitress at a local café. I had grown … Continue reading A Little Bit More About Penny Mae
There was something in his smile Or maybe it was just the twinkle in his eyes. I felt like I had seen him before But my mind could not place him in the spots I casually explore. Can he see me? Does he know me too? There was an eerie feeling about this place that … Continue reading Penny Mae: Mental Health Awareness
My morning routine is usually always the same. I get up an hour before my kids so I can drink a cup of coffee and try to wake up before the morning chaos begins. I used to scroll through Facebook while I drank my coffee. Sadly, it is the epitome of past generations reading the … Continue reading Generation “Smart Phone”
Tiny hands and tiny toes These are by far the things that matter most. They hold on tight But not too close I will be sad when you don’t need me most. Your eyes light up when I walk into a room And as I walk away, you start to cry. I never knew I … Continue reading Never Grow Up
There once was a time When I was yours and you were mine. It doesn't seem like long ago. Sometimes I miss it and others I don't Because some things end when they can't go on. At first I thought it could be fixed But it turns out that was not our niche. You didn't … Continue reading Late Bloom
“I Want to be Like Her” Corrine Hartley I remember my childhood quite vividly But I grew up normal I grew up happy. Now that I have three children and I am grown, I realize my mother’s life is a lot like my own. She was a dreamer But limited herself for her family. I … Continue reading Childhood Eyes
It’s something in your bones You weren’t made the same It is how you handle everything day to day. Life has not been kind to you Life has not been fair But each day you carry it all Even if it is too much to bear. You thought you had to fight empty handed You … Continue reading Bare Bones
This was me. I was tired and I was restless. You don’t really think to relate those two words. When you are tired, you are down but when you are restless, you feel like you are all over the place. These words and feelings should never coincide. It is like constant fight or flight. It … Continue reading BLESSED + CURSED: