Journal 50

Today I realized that I have been prostrating myself to grief in hopes of some form of redemption. But taking all of the blame is what I am use to doing, even when I am not at fault. And in this case, I am only at fault of falling in love with a person who […]

Journal 48

Horrible night of sleep, plagued by nightmares. Woke up crying and subsequently learned that all of the power was off in the neighborhood. Wrapped up in a blanket and sat outside next to the lagoon and closed my eyes for a while. My inner voice keeps screaming, “You only block bad people out of your […]

Journal 45

I wanted to treat you all to a ballerina’s view of leg day. That’s a joke because every dance session is leg day. By the end, your calves are cramping and your ankles ache. I uh, I did ok today. It was hard to get out of bed this morning, but I did it. I […]

Journal 43

I finally found where I am going – D.C. My university has excellent in-person classes for my degree. It only makes sense to move to DC so that I can gain this training and the certifications that go with them. I will be in the field half of the time doing assessments and experiments and […]

Journal 42

I almost forgot to document that I experienced the first Earthquake of my life. 4.7 on the scale. At first, it left me in a state of utter confusion because Earthquake is a word and experience that never existed in my vocabulary and thoughts. When my walls started groaning, for a brief second, I knew […]