I speak in song lyrics and movie quotes a lot. Today, I was thinking about crazy, stupid love (not the movie, just the love). It made me think about this quote from Jason Lee playing Brodie in Mallrats. I'm tired of this whole thing! You're both [stupid] for each other! Forget about the shit that… Continue reading My life in song lyrics and movie quotes
Category: Reflections
Fear and Hope
Watching an older Dr. Who with David Tennant's Tenth Doctor and Rose. They are in Scotland with the Queen, and she talks about ghost stories, not just about scares for kids, but hope for contact with those in the great beyond. I have that hope. I want to see who is right. I want to… Continue reading Fear and Hope
Anchoring
I see a trend especially in the poly and kink communities of relationships lasting through that new and getting to know you phase and then slowing dying. Many don’t make it to that year mark. That somehow get past the 4 to 6 month mark but can’t make it further. Sometimes there is a good… Continue reading Anchoring
Repeating Patterns
I read something the other day about how we repeat what we know. It is so very common for those with trauma to look at patterns and repeat the mistakes of the past. When you fall in love with someone, you worry you are alone in that, especially if you have had very little love… Continue reading Repeating Patterns
It’s Father’s Day
Sitting on a patio, sipping a whiskey drink, eating shrimp, and listening to a one man band tell me not to worry about a thing. I guess I won’t. For some of us, Father’s Day is hard, but I have had all kinds of good daddy’s over the years to fill that void and erase… Continue reading It’s Father’s Day
Lisa Gray 