The secret life of a 30-something single mother

 Someone once said I reminded them of 'unwrapped innocence.' My first thought was, "So what you're saying is, I'm like a Christmas present? I can dig that." (haha, true story) They went on to describe me more in detail, and I found their perception very interesting and heart felt. He said I was fun to text, chat, or talk with, but nothing was compareable to meeting me in person. I absolutely took that as a compliment, because I suck at technological communication. I would much rather have a phone or in-person conversation. I prefer to observe someone's body language when they speak, and see their expressions to understand the emotion behind their words. He went on to say he could see the walls I've built around myself over time, due to lifes endless challenges. There is no denying this, I only let the world see what I want them to. They can leave out all the rest. Vulnerability is a scary tight rope to walk on. It seems the minute I let those walls com...

Äll it takes is a beautiful fake smile to hide an injured soul, and they will never notice how broken you really are.: ˜Robin Williams Robin Williams chose a career of making people laugh, and expressed that he chose that path as his profession, because he knew what it was like to be made to feel absolutely worthless and he did not want others to feel that kind of sadness. Did anyone notice that he was hiding his own sadness behind his smile and want to make others happy? The man considered by most to be the funniest man alive, no longer lives, and is potentially the saddest man to have lived. August 11, 2014, Robin Williams was found dead and to have died by suicide. One of my favorite public speakers, Brenae Brown, won her claim to fame after publicly having a mental breakdown. She is best known for shedding light on human response to vulnerability. In her research she has concluded, "vulnerability is not winning or losing. It's having the courage to show up when you cannot ...