September The city felt lonely. I walked aimlessly down the busy streets as a tourist analyzing the city as a potential home. It was hard to imagine moving my entire family to this foreign place: much more urban, a different language, no friends or family to be heard of. Knowing that they were across the… Continue reading The Lunch Bag
Tag: Relationships
Trust and Honesty are Fickle Things
Tomorrow is my Birthday. I will be 36 years old. Yesterday I learned that someone I trusted and with whom I had always been completely open and honest with lied to me. Not only did she lie to me, but the actions she took which necessitated her lie were a direct betrayal of my trust… Continue reading Trust and Honesty are Fickle Things
Old Habits Have A Way
I’ve done something wrong to a person I care about and it is eating me alive inside. The plus side of this situation is that she likley doesn’t even know I did anything. But I know. Worst of all, I know that my actions have probably caused irreparable damage to our friendship… And for that,… Continue reading Old Habits Have A Way
Thirty Days of Gratitude – #14 – Vulnerability
Today I am grateful for the ability to be vulnerable. It sounds like a really strange and random thing to be grateful for, I know. However, embracing my vulnerability today brought me peace and happiness about something I was stressing about. In my last post I wrote about the conflicting feelings I had toward expressing… Continue reading Thirty Days of Gratitude – #14 – Vulnerability
Sharing Truth About Friendship
“You don’t have many friendships, but the ones you do have are deep and meaningful.” This is a description of myself that I once read in some kind of horoscope or astrology type article. I don’t remember where or when this was, but it stuck out in my mind and is something I think of… Continue reading Sharing Truth About Friendship
The Cranky Giraffe 