HeyJaredSpinning to Clarity
I read because of words. I write because I can. My therapist calls me quirky. Apparently, I have CPTSD. I write when I think. There is clarity in mania - I'm riding the waves - through jobs, travels, and grandkid joy(TM).
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How are you? (opens the original)
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I need to get better at returning the question. …and how are YOU?But then again…some people don’t want to share. Most do, though. I need to get better at returning the question. For now, I simply give an answer. “I am great! Living my best life!”What a difference a year makes. I am just as overwhelmed with work - just as busy, just as “up-all-night” because fundamentally, my “busy” is a personality feature. It’s the all-or-nothing nature of my being. For now, I am all-in-love with my life. There
Living Life (opens the original)
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Long time no talk, been busy living. The new job is kicking my butt in the best way possible. I am learning so much - and I am behind, so behind. But teaching is the only thing I do now - nothing can distract me. If I just stay up all night, every night, I will catch up, right?Cue the hyperfocus - the best feature of ADHDIf anyone asks, I’m over here, busy having the time of my life!Subscribe now
Grabbing Life by the Horns (opens the original)
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It’s mania time!I have no idea what triggered it, but here we are. Happy as a clam - doing all the things. Sleep is a distant memory. It will last until it endsSubscribe now
It’s not over (opens the original)
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I am entering a new phase of my life.As usually, words have been the start of the healing. Words are always the way for me. That’s why the silence of my marriage was so damaging. That’s why this country and state are so bad for me. Silence is the name of the game here - and I don’t function in silence. Company and friends in this state are intrinsically linked with silence - with keeping the secrets - and I need friends.I was never going to have success here, because I don’t keep the secrets. We
A look back (opens the original)
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When I look back to the life I livedwhat a great life it was. ‘twas a simple life. ‘twas a great one. I didn’t travel much. Instead I traveled far - once - and stayedfor reasons - many not my ownbut some were - let’s not hide that. I spent a lifetime grieving - the life I didn’t live. I almost missed the life that was.The childrenthe studentsthe triathlonthe friendsthe potatoesthe police academythe prisonthe stepkidsthe foster animalsthe familyall of it.Th
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