Middle-aged Maverick

Tag: inspiration

  • Survivors, Not Superheroes

    Screenshot Saturday I captured this screenshot on June 26, 2021. Before my adult trauma started. Before my CPTSD diagnosis. I still had plenty of unhealed childhood trauma and I suspect that’s why I saved this. I recognized the effect that trauma had on me long before I sought the help of a therapist to heal… →

  • Once Again…Hamilton

    Movie/music Monday I’m writing this post on Sunday night, just before 10:00. I plan to start the 9-10 hour drive back home around 6 or 7 in the morning. No time for a post before I go and I’m sure I won’t feel like writing anything once I get home. Since tomorrow/today is Monday, I… →

  • Make Your Mark

    Screenshot Saturday The screenshot for this week was saved in May 2021. It’s possible I saw it on the Facebook page of the sticker company I get monthly subscription packs from. In May of that year, I was finally wrapping up a year of teaching both in-person and virtual students. It was the first full… →

  • Vintage Motivation

    Talk About it Tuesday I am a chronic screenshot taker. I do a lot of scrolling on Facebook and Instagram and so I am perpetually taking a screenshot of quotes and memes and other things that I want to remember. I have quite the collection of motivational quotes. I think I’d like to start sharing… →

  • Brave

    Music/movie Monday I was listening to my “inspirational” playlist in my car the other day. The song “Brave” by Sara Bareilles came up. This is one of the first songs I added to this playlist. The song came out in 2013 and even back then this song resonated with me. In fact, back then, it… →

  • “Behave Yourself”

    5Ws Wednesday—What does it feel like…? I’ve been submitting essays to publications hoping to secure my first “yes”. I have a few that I’ve been rotating through for various magazines. One essay that I particularly like is the one that describes how it has felt for me to be so scared to say what I’m… →

  • “Something Good” Sunday—It’s My Life Now

    I go back to work tomorrow. After a solid two weeks off. I think this is the case for many people. And, like many people, I don’t want to go to work tomorrow. I’m going to have to start hard-core planning the summer program I supervise. Another one of the programs I supervise is going… →

  • Talk About it Tuesday—Friday, October 24, 1997

    I’m very slowly transcribing certain passages from 30 years worth of journals that I’ve written in and kept. In case you haven’t read my earlier posts, this is what I’m doing and why I’m doing it–Journaling for Mental Health: A 30-Year Journey I’m on volume number 5, I think. I’m about to finish filling up… →

  • Technically It’s Art

    The most expensive thing I ever bought for myself was a large tattoo that is nothing but blue flowers. The symbolism of the flowers and their specific color have meant the world to me as I have healed from trauma. They have helped me become who I am mean to be. →

  • Say What You Want to Say

    Mental illness doesn’t define you. Having a mental illness diagnosis does not change who you are. People need to know this. Also, using your voice is the best way share your struggles so that others will know that they aren’t alone. →