It’s very simple to feel good when good things happen. Sometimes they happen very rapidly and you forget for a moment that bad things even happen at all. It’s hard to remind yourself that there is a world around you that is hurting. A place where people are not safe. People are not happy. SomeContinue reading “The Ups”
Category Archives: Journal
To See Me.
There is magic in the written word. Not just for others but for ones own sanity. I feel if I did not write, I would not know what I am feeling as my brain cannot write down on itself to inform itself of its current state. If I were not to write my heart onContinue reading “To See Me.”
Trapped
Some days aren’t perfect. No days can really be perfect but some days are challenging. Overwhelming even with feelings of being trapped or alone. It feels inevitable and irreversible. Today I am feeling trapped. The atmosphere has decided the snow will come as rain, the rain will freeze to ice on the ground like anContinue reading “Trapped”
Mindless in Indianapolis
Sunday morning – my Mother and young Sister are sleeping in the bed of the Air BnB that I took out for this adventure to meet Tim. I am sitting with my legs crossed on an extended chair that I slept on over the night, my hands gingerly tip tapping in slow motion as notContinue reading “Mindless in Indianapolis”
Journey to Tim Rogers
Day 1 of my Journey to Tim Rogers. My mother and kid sister of 11 are now accompanying me on the trip. Nothing is more comforting than being surrounded by love on a very tiring and inspiring trip. This was very spontaneous for all of us and it was very scary for me until them.Continue reading “Journey to Tim Rogers”
The Journey to Tim Rogers
This is the day before I meet one of the most diligent, linguistically adept and hard working journalists on the Internet. His name? Tim Rogers. Tim is a man of many words. His sentences are crafted in a forge of hot unadulterated sophistication. His voice the audible formation of the word soothing. Tim Rogers isContinue reading “The Journey to Tim Rogers”
Acceptance and Grief
During my last day of Partial Hospitalization we had a deeper discussion on the ideas of experiencing hurt. Of being damaged, abandoned, or crushed not just by others but also by ourselves. Our Psychotherapist spoke of the prayer that goes “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to changeContinue reading “Acceptance and Grief”
Loved Ones
There are times where things just don’t line up the way you want them too. They don’t line up and it hurts everyone involved. This is a part of the human condition and is common among family and partners. It would be weird if inconvenient and shit luck did not cause us hurt as theyContinue reading “Loved Ones”
Last Day of Partial Hospitalization
Its 11:11 AM – make a wish I suppose. I am sitting at the single computer (the very slow computer) within the Occupational Therapy Clinic. Having had created two mugs here in serenity while Jazz Hop LoFi played in the background I thought might take the time for Reflection, again listening to the magical soundsContinue reading “Last Day of Partial Hospitalization”
Garrett Gessell 