Category Archives: Fear

Goodbyes

Posted on April 30, 2017 by kyra333

Saying goodbye is an art. My dad was awful at it, his goodbyes lasted 30-40 minutes in the driveway of uncles or family friend’s houses. We’d start in twilight and it would be well past dark by the time we … Continue reading →

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I Hate That

Posted on March 31, 2017 by kyra333

  How many times a day do you think, feel or say, “I hate that?”  Usually it is small things that break a relationship, the one small oversight or transgression that builds to epic proportion in our heads and makes … Continue reading →

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When things fall apart

Posted on February 12, 2017 by kyra333

There have been many times in my life when things fell apart, whether due to my illness or injury, a loved one’s, a death, or outside circumstances, whether that is work or the world. When we feel like things are … Continue reading →

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Thanks

Posted on November 13, 2016 by kyra333

In order to be thankful, to be grateful, we have to have the ability to recognize our gifts, blessings, good juju, and great fortune. Most of us don’t, but then we have not trained ourselves to stop or merely pause … Continue reading →

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Stones

Posted on August 11, 2016 by kyra333

Our lives are made up of moments, each strung together like beads on a necklace; they can be pearls, stones or turds. It is up to us. Continue reading →

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Smoke and Fog

Posted on June 19, 2016 by kyra333

One morning on the way to work I looked up from tailgating a Corolla made in 1952 to see a cloud of grey across the highway. It was low to the ground, dove colored, with a pigeon’s pedigree at best. … Continue reading →

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Never go to the second location

Posted on April 2, 2016 by kyra333

It has been advised by safety experts that it is important to not to let an attacker, kidnapper, or anyone at all shady take us to a second location. Just ask Dexter, who is a professional interior designer with an … Continue reading →

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A drunk, a small child and a pair of leggings walk into a bar…

Posted on January 17, 2016 by kyra333

My friend Chelsea told me recently that drunk people, small children and leggings have one thing in common: they don’t lie. The transparency there, however unsightly, lumpy and uncomfortable can be transformative. When we see things and people for what … Continue reading →

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When all is said and done…

Posted on November 1, 2015 by kyra333

Very few mistakes are unrecoverable from, unless you are a brain surgeon who has gin and Cheerios for breakfast to get your steady on. Years ago a brilliant man during my therapy session pointed out my penchant to being hyper-vigilant. … Continue reading →

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Escaping Boundaries

Posted on September 1, 2015 by kyra333

I think it was the light rain on my face which helped me swim back up into consciousness, that and the hot, moist breath in my face smelling like rotting meat and poo. Granted, I didn’t make those connections at … Continue reading →

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