Expectations & Boundaries

It is not my responsibility to guess the expectations of another human. Journal Prompt: I am tired of guessing...

A Journal Prompt for Boundaries

Where I deposit my energy, is my responsibility. Journal Prompt: I put too much energy toward...

Fear, Personified

A story about how fear chases us.

A Journal Prompt for Anger

Anger functions like a distraction. All this construction site energy, and the real story is on the other side of the street, on a bench, ear buds in, and welling up with tears. Journal Prompt: Anger distracts me from...

A Journal Prompt for Boundaries

Communicating boundaries does not equal setting boundaries. Talking, sharing, asking, demanding, this is boundary communicating. This is preparation. Boundaries become something when you take action. Journal Prompt: No action provides...

A Journal Prompt for Stress

Stress is inevitable when what you ask yourself to do, outruns your resources. Journal Prompt: I run out of resources when...

Rumination, 6

Rumination exploits your fears. It takes advantage of something you avoid at all cost—embarrassment, shame, criticism—and puts it on repeat in your mind’s eye. Journal Prompt: My rumination takes advantage of...

Rumination, 5

Rumination tries to telling you who you are. You are wrong. You are not enough. You are embarrassing. Rumination needs you to update the mixed tape you have on repeat. Journal Prompt: My mixed tape says...

Rumination, 4

Writing releases the echo of rumination. Writing steps back from the curb. Ruminations become separate from you, not merged with you, not overtaking you, not all of you. Journal Prompt: If I stepped back I would see...

Rumination, 3

Floundering in the overwhelm of rumination, there are signals—a white flag waving, a yellow light blinking—there is something trying to get your attention. I am exhausted. I am really hard on myself. I need help. I need boundaries. Journal Prompt: My rumination is signaling...