Page Turner's Blog, page 23

Thank You for Being There, Even If You Don’t Understand

I'm glad you don't understand the kind of pain I'm struggling with. But I'm tired of explaining it to you.

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Is It Always Good That Something Is Relatable?

While it feels good when something is relatable, is it always good? Or are there times when memes simply give us the permission not to do the work to change and grow?

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When Things Change, It’s Sometimes Hard to Sense the Direction

Looking at photographs taken at twilight, I can never tell if it's sunrise or sunset. Not sure if this is just me.

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I Can Relax Just Fine, But Not Around Predators

It was a point of contention in a former relationship. "Don't you ever relax? You're so keyed up."

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It’s Time That You Gave Yourself a Chance

"It's time that you gave yourself a chance. We all trust you so much. You should trust yourself too. We want that for you."

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I’m Staring Down a Slippery Slope & Feeling Vertigo

"You know how you always want more for the people you love?" he says. "We want that for you, too."

I sigh. I can piece together what he's saying, connect the dots, and understand how it makes logical sense. But it's so hard for me to feel it.

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Sometimes Love Can Look Like (Temporarily) Lowered Expectations

Maybe temporarily lowered expectations is a form of self-love I can actually get behind. Not the self-aggrandizing kind of self-love where I think I'm all that and a bag of chips or can do no wrong. But one where I can extend a little grace to myself when I'm struggling, allow myself a slower day without guilt. A self-love where I can trust myself to catch up later on the slack I've cut myself.

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My Most Annoying Roommate Isn’t Technically Alive

But I'd have to say that my most annoying roommate at the moment isn't technically alive. Oh, sure... it moves. It makes messes. Gets in my way. Raises a racket. Causes no end of drama in my home. All while trying to be helpful.

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I’ve Always Done Best With a Mixture of Familiar and Novel

As long-time readers of the blog might know, I play a fair amount of video games. I have for most of my life. But I'm not very good at most of them.

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When Things Become Too Special to Use

When you don't use things, they take on an aura of "too good to use." As something continues to be unused, we perceive it as more and more special -- and are even less likely to use it.

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