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Day 53: Boundaries

23 Feb 2020 atwistonlife

I was laid off from my job of 14 years last week and my energy and brain-space are intense right now. I feel floaty. There

Day 38: Light Dawns

8 Feb 2020 atwistonlife

It’s one thing to have a logical understanding of something. It’s another thing entirely to experience the emotions of that thing. And it’s yet a

Day 36: Going out alone

6 Feb 2020 atwistonlife

Yesterday’s achievement was I went to a movie. That’s it. That’s the accomplishment. I love going to movies and have told myself for many years

Day 15: Self-Esteem

16 Jan 2020 atwistonlife

It has come to my attention, yet again, that my self-esteem could use some work. This is common enough that it shouldn’t continue to surprise

Depression and… feeling thankful?

28 Nov 2019 atwistonlife

It’s easy to lose sight of good things when in the midst of a depressive spell. Please remember this: one can be thankful without feeling

Black calculator on white paper with list of financial figures

Finding Courage To Ask For A Raise

23 Nov 2019 atwistonlife

I am 43 years old. I have been in the workforce since I was 14. I have been employed with my current company since I

Solo Travel: Crushing Loneliness

12 May 2019 atwistonlife

This entry is part 12 of the series Twenty-two days by train in France

With solo travel comes a type of loneliness that is freeing, but crushing. The need for connection is biological. It’s how we’re wired. And we wind up lacking it.

Woman leaning against stone wall and crying

Dating Update: Trying to Move Forward from Trauma

15 Dec 2018 atwistonlife

The walls I’ve worked so hard to dismantle suddenly emerged from the ground on every side of me, and slammed closed with a massive clanging sound over my head. I was surrounded by heavy gray stone all around and above me. No doors, no windows, no light. Just me, huddled inside a cell of my own making, in self-enforced solitary confinement.

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