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I have been MIA from this blog for 9 months. I have not stopped writing but rather have just been busy and yeah. Life man.
Resilience and the Crucible of Leadership
Embracing chaos can be good and bad. Good in the fact that it makes you metaphorically bullet-proof to all the noise that doesn’t matter. Bad to the degree that once you cross over into your peaceful era, it’s hard to accept that even though resilience helped you through many situations- it’s time to just ‘be.’…
Leadership & Orgs | A Summary
“I often ponder the logic behind something and why it is the way it is. I have been a witness of situations where a person has performed an act that leaves me no other choice but to sit and question. I don’t believe that I have solved all of the world’s problems by trying to…
Part Two: I Slept on a Train
Currently, I am sitting on an Air France flight back to the states. I have three and a half hours left until we touch down in Atlanta. Then make our way to Denver soon after. My lovely, lovely bed that I haven’t slept in for almost two weeks. Here I come. My back missed you.
Part One: Sights and Senses
I’m sitting in our room on the third floor of a French hotel. Technically it’s their second floor- but since I’m a silly American- we don’t call the ground floor “0” or the “Receiving” floor.
Trauma Bonds
I was recently on Instagram when I came across a post discussing trauma bonds and what they do to you. It outlined the effects of them, and what happens during one- and after you leave one. I tear up as I write this because I personally don’t open up much about myself and the trauma…
Blog: Danae Just Writing
It is late-ish right now. I just added 600 words to a new psychological thriller I am writing. I am around 11,7XX for word count total. I ate way too much candy today. I had comfort mac and cheese at 9am. Yet- I dragged myself to my computer in the evening because that’s what writers…
Big Feelings
If I were there, I would be sitting at the invisible bar at the store, and hold up a shot of mouthwash. “Cheers, mate!” (Gotta keep it oral hygiene themed.) Groan. I know.
Friends Among Squirrels
This is a short story that I wrote in October of 2022. It is important to be observant in life. The main character is based on elements of a person I once interacted with. Life is its own story. “This is a friendly reminder to check on your friends, Patricia. Leslie was limping last week.…
Comparison is a Thief of Joy
Recently, this expression was shared with me. “Comparison is a thief of joy.” So- I pondered this expression in one of the places that I solve world problems- the shower. No belting out Celine or whatever else song popped into my head. The fabulous acoustics would have to lay idle while my mind shifted gear…
Reflections from an Author Event
There I was, standing behind the table at the Spring Book Bash. With two books vastly different from each other. A dystopian thriller, and a coming-of-age fiction. Life in Katie’s Shoes was published in 2020. As a kid, I battled with addiction and divorce within my family unit from 2nd grade til the death of…
New Book Release! Bloodhound: The Lord Puppeteer Series Book One
Hello Subscribers! I am happy to announce that I have published a new dystopian thriller. A synopsis is below in bold. Unexplainable disappearances begin to occur in the continental United States. Multiple characters begin to witness unknown anomalies in their lives. When their realities become apparent, multiple revolutions erupt. The search for Lord Puppeteer and…
Overcoming Family Addiction
As I sit here and contemplate the next blog to write, I think to myself, “Where do I even begin?” I start a lot of blogs like this. What do I write? What seems compelling. What is something I could ramble on about that has the faintest impact? What has been on my mind. What…
Standing Up Sideways
Have you ever just looked at something with a blank stare and tilted your head sideways for a bit? It’s not because you’re admiring the item in front of you. It’s because you’re lost in your head, contemplating all the ways in which something could be improved.
This Life of Mine
In the last four months, I have had multiple ideas of what I should write in a blog. It seems odd that I have not posted a blog in that time.
Disassembly Not Required
I had a thought spawn from a conversation I recently had. “Would you let him have a mullet?” A question was asked in regards to if I’d let my significant other grow a mullet.
Other ideas and thoughts I’ve had about other topics synced with my reply. I chose to dig deeper and ponder it…
Hard work, Luck, and Manifesting
Moments ago, I was walking my dog thinking about how hard work and manifesting something in my life has played out for me. As I was pondering this topic, I looked up towards the trees that blocked my full view of the moon- in hopes that I would start this blog out with something inspirational…
A Modern Woman
Women are beautiful beings. We have gone through so much over time as history has shown us. We continue to fight back. We continue to grow and push past limitations. We start and stay determined at chipping away at boulders that are blocking our path.
Reflections 9.7.22
Whenever something significant happens on a date (Ex. June 29th,) it is hard to imagine that life is able to move on. That the specific date something happened on, is forever known to you as ‘the date you just want to make it through.’ I recently chatted with family and when I asked someone close…
Painting in a Thrift Store
As I write this, I stare at two paintings that hang together on my wall. One is a beautiful blue, green, and pink tones (the northern lights) over snow-covered mountains at night. The artist did a fabulous job framing the focal point with spruce trees.
The other is a beautiful fall setting including poplar/Aspen trees…
Vibe-ing with Myself
Stop trying to control everything. There, I said it.
I used to be that person who tried to control things I probably should not try to control. A. Because it is most likely none of my business and B. It makes you more toxic.
A Dime for your Thoughts
Often times, as we grow older, we lose sight of what we once viewed as special. Yes, we evolve as we grow older and what we found special may not be the same as when we were younger….
Change Your Narrative
She recognizes that she needs to change her narrative. In order to move forward and be happy, she needs to let go of a lot of sh** that has weighed her down and attempts to trip her up. Yes, trauma has given her a whole lot of resilience and perspective. However, she doesn’t owe her…
I Can’t Stay Silent
I tend to avoid writing about things that are explosive by nature.
For the past however many days since Roe Vs. Wade first made headlines, it has made me reflect a lot not only about that, but other things that tie into that.
Hear me out with questions I have asked myself and am still…
Life. Am I Right?
Have you ever just wanted something so bad, have seen it only with a tunnel-vision perspective, then gotten really annoyed something did not pan out how you wanted it to go?
Good-bye to Toxic Habits
Picture a snake shedding its skin. Be that snake. Shed your old habits so many times that you’re too unbelievably light-hearted and warm. I know, I know snakes aren’t warm. Be warm in the sense where you smile more and worry less. You laugh more than you cry or you cry while you laugh.
Ya Know
A beautiful thing begins as you get older. You begin to understand yourself in new ways. You slowly become accepting of yourself as you continue to grow and learn.
Take Back Your Power
I think a necessary skill to have in life is the ability to see a situation for how it truly is/was.
Tales of a ‘Broken’ Family
I once met a person who said they did not ever want to be a part of a “broken” family. Meaning, they did not want their immediate family to be split up by divorce.
Conversations We Can’t Have
Our lives deliver us people that unfortunately, it just doesn’t work out the way we wish it did with them. The conversations we can’t have means that someone is either no longer in our lives for any particular reason.
I’ll Get By
Personal growth is flat-out a witch sometimes. We have put so much work into ourselves to make ourselves better in the ways we chose. However, we sometimes still get hit with the issues that we barely scrubbed by on getting over.
Struggling with Success
What is your version of a successful you? Do you envision yourself being a household name, or someone that is more behind the scenes?
Hello You. Yes, You. Don’t Stop.
Don’t stop looking through the windows on gloomy, rainy days. Then walk away before you have a chance to see the rainbow once the storm has calmed.
Overthinking: Stop Saying It
Who else has been told their entire lives that they ‘need to stop overthinking?’ I’ve come to dislike the term, overthinking.
Why Telling Your Story Matters
It is easy to forget that no matter how interesting or disinteresting someone may be, we all have our stories.
Danae Decker 