by Carmen | Mar 16, 2023 | Emotions, Longing, Pain, Vulnerability
Some truths about me: I have never married. I don’t know what it feels like to be loved by a partner. I have never really had a long-term relationship. I have never really been noticed by men. I have never really been asked out on dates. I can finally say out...
by Carmen | Jul 8, 2022 | Intent, Power of Change, Vulnerability
A very vulnerable post lies ahead because there’s a lot of truth here. More than I usually share. And, I have shared a lot. You see, I have always despised photos of me being taken. I have been so ashamed of my body for years and years and years that, well you...
by Carmen | Aug 26, 2021 | Authenticity, Intent, Reality, Vulnerability
No. It really doesn’t go away. This feeling that I don’t belong. Or that I really don’t have what it takes to do what I do. Doubting my abilities. Doubting my power. Who do I think I am? That was very much the feeling this past month. My business...
by Carmen | Mar 29, 2020 | Energy, Vulnerability
I love sleeping with the window open most of the year. In the summer I let the a/c do the work, but the rest of the year… nothing like some fresh air. Our house is on the top of a hill in our subdivision. We look out our back on to a common ground with houses...
by Carmen | Jan 8, 2020 | Emotions, Intent, Vulnerability
Ugh. I hate missing out. Gatherings. Movies. Plays. Dinners. Starbucks. Opportunities. I feel like I’m at a bus stop and the busses keep passing me by without stopping. I’m waving my arms wildly, trying to get their attention. But I’m at a...