Tag Archives: depression

Perfect Imperfection

Posted on August 28, 2010 by 1sojournal

For Writers Island prompt #18: If Only http://writersisland.wordpress.com/ This is what I wrote, on the spur of the moment, the last time I was faced with this prompt: Circling Flashbacks Ah yes, those famous “If Only’s.” Vultures that visit in … Continue reading →

Posted in Perfect Imperfection | Tagged change, depression, downhill slide, Growth, If Only, perfected imperfection, regrets, revisit, upward climb, Vultures, Writer's Island, writing prompt | 29 Comments

Gifts

Posted on June 12, 2010 by 1sojournal

(in response to Writer’s Island prompt #7, The Gift. http://writersisland.wordpress.com) Although I love to write, and do it everyday, it’s been difficult to come here of late. I do my journal, but that’s it, and some days even that is … Continue reading →

Posted in Gifts | Tagged buoyancy, depression, gifts, grieving process, Pelican, riding above the complexities, skepticism, symbolism, underlined message, unselfishness, Writer's Island Prompts | 25 Comments

It’s A Plan

Posted on January 4, 2010 by 1sojournal

Have said this before: I don’t do New Year’s Resolutions. For me, they are simply opportunities and invitations to failure. We make them year after year, and within short order, they most often go the way of the lemmings: … Continue reading →

Posted in It's A Plan | Tagged blogging, care-giving, changes in circumstances, commitments, depression, exhaustion, hope, Journal Writing, on call, selfishness vs self-preservation, suggestions, Tentative plan vs New Year's Resolution | 6 Comments

Headed Into The Home Stretch

Posted on March 11, 2009 by 1sojournal

#76. One of my all time favorite movies is Terminator II. I particularly like the humor and the special effects. #77. It’s been a long time since I’ve been out to see a movie. #78. For a long time, … Continue reading →

Posted in Headed Into The Home Stretch | Tagged adoption, American Idol, caramel sauce, claustrophobic, color brown, counselor, depression, destinations, empathetic, end displays, finish line, finished, Fishing, food issues, forgiving, foster care, grandmother, gratifying, language of color, legacy, methodical, Montana, movies, my father, mystify, nail biting, names, one on one, pizza, politics, power play, rides to nowhere, selfish, short people, story-teller, Terminator II, virtue, Wisconsin green | 4 Comments

About Heart Day

Posted on February 14, 2009 by 1sojournal

It’s Valentine’s Day, today. As if anyone needs to be reminded. One can’t step inside a store without being hit with the colors pink, red, and white. I think there are two things I appreciate about Valentine’s Day. Those … Continue reading →

Posted in About Heart Day, Valentine's Day | Tagged alone, bah-humbug, better world, biggest sale, cellophane, chocolate, Choice, companionship, constancy, continuity, depression, enduring over time, gratitude, insecurity, joke, judgments, just one piece, lack of knowing, last minute grab, not a fan, obligation, over sized cards, pink, rankles, red, silence, sour grapes, syrupy poetry, teddy bear, Valentine's Day, wearing love, white, writing | 6 Comments

Temptation To Play Hooky

Posted on December 17, 2008 by 1sojournal

I don’t want to write today. Certainly don’t want to create yet another blog. At the moment, can’t, for the life of me, think of why I ever wanted to do this in the first place, let alone actually … Continue reading →

Posted in Balance, Biography, Choice, Fishing, Friends, Inner Voices, Memory, Personal Story, Playing Hooky, Temptation, Writer's Block | Tagged agenda, artist's date, coloring, comfort food, consequences, depression, disconnect, don't want to write, drift, energy, Fishing, float, harried, high school, house cleaning, in this moment, Julia Cameron, just today, listening to self, Memory, obligations, Playing Hooky, relax, self-punish, sister, stress, Temptation, work | 3 Comments

Angst

Posted on October 22, 2008 by 1sojournal

I just dropped an entire gravel truck of angst on my journal page for today (vrrumph, and lots and lots of dust). That’s because someone else dumped her load of angst on me yesterday, after doing the same thing the day before. … Continue reading →

Posted in Growth, Journal Writing, Life, Self-Awareness, Uncategorized | Tagged Anger, angst, anxiety, apprehension, assumptions, clear and correct, communication, depression, Dictionary, directions, dread, frustration, language, misgivings, misunderstanding, sentimental pessimism, sorrow, source, Thesaurus, tied in knots, tools, Tracy Chapman, vocabulary, Weltschmerz | 4 Comments