Inspirational quotes posted to Facebook…greeting cards with fluffy words of encouragement…advice from other people…you hear it all the time: “Just try to be the best version of yourself!” Blah, blah, blah. It sounds nice and all, but what does that actually mean? Over the years, I’ve presented various versions of myself – many of them “pretty good” but a lot of […]
I’m Lovin’ It by Kim Valzania
Yes I am. I’m lovin’ it. I’m lovin’ the fact that I no longer frequent the drive-through’s and that drive-through’s are no longer my therapy. I’m lovin’ that I’m not out of breath when I walk up the stairs. Or when I walk the dog. I’m lovin’ that most days an hour long, 4 mile walk isn’t […]
The Girl She Was by Kim Valzania
She cried rivers and almost drowned the whole world that girl the ache, her ache, swallowed everything around her including her children her poor little children. This is the story of a girl consumed by her own appearance, and what she appeared to be a girl who could not walk past a mirror, with any resistance […]