Uncensored Heart

I wish everyone a happy and safe Halloween!

“A lion never loses sleep over the opinions of sheep.” After the events of that past holiday, I forgot the issues with my mother and how she saw me. In August I started the treatment, however, it is so very slow and takes time to build in your system etc. Therefore, it is not an overnight sensational fix it all but it is working. August is also when I went down to visit my mother. She lives in close proximity to a cousin of hers and his family. My mother being a social butterfly constantly needs attention, therefore, she thrives in that type of environment. So, here we are. I am tired from the drive and still recovering, my feet are swollen like pillows and are achy…as you can imagine I wasn’t looking my best. Her cousin calls up wanting to know if we wanted to go to a buffet style meal and catch up, etc. I instantly got a ill sense, a sense of dread, but decided to go anyways. This is where my brain should have been shot and put out of its misery for going. Sigh…stupid is as st...

“You can be pitiful or you can be powerful, but you cannot be both at the same time”                          Joyce Meyer I start with this phrase because today I would like to switch gears a bit if I may and touch on a topic I know is relevant to most people I know and see. Perhaps some may even have the answer. What I want to bring up is self-esteem in today’s society. I know we can all agree that it is something a great majority has an issue with and it stems from a lot of different reasons, however, I would wager weight is one of the most prominent. I bring this up because I have had a recent experience that kind of shook me to the core and it made me realize that it is a much bigger problem than most people realize. The second part to that is that one’s self-esteem can be controlled by their environment. It is similar to those saying that hate is not born b...

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.