Stories. Thoughts. Ideas. Musings.
Taking a deep breath
She held it until he lungs hurt
Letting the air explode from her lungs
But ended in a sigh
She had to do this
There was no choice
Even knowing this didn’t help her move her leaden feet
Her free hand clung tightly to her black dress
Her other hand trembled uncontrolled as she clutched the card she made
She closed her eyes
Forcing her tears back
As she walked through the door
And signed the guest book
“With deepest sympathy, I will always love you my friend.”
Thin fingers drumming the wooden desk
Echoing loudly in the silent room
This didn’t break her focus
As she watched the clock slowly click
A bead of sweat trickled slowly down her cheek
The anticipation was killing her
She bit her lower lip as she looked around the room
The alarm of the timer went off
Causing her to jump quickly from her chair
She rushed to the door swinging open wide
The smile plastered on her face faded
As she was met by emptiness
Hanging her head defeated she grabbed a black sharpie
She slowly added a grey line from the faded tip
Her eyes glazed as she saw the endless ticks on the wall
Too many to count
Days faded into months, weeks and years
She started the timer again
The countdown flashing behind her
Sitting in the chair she sighed
Hoping the next time the beeps filled the air
Would mean she wouldn’t be alone
Winds whipping
Sending rain in every direction
The only light is from the bolt of lightning
This shocks my heart
Reminding it to keeping beating
In a sea of calm
This is my personal storm
The one I must face head on
I will not allow stress to suffocate my voice
My sadness will be used as a weapon
My pen will face off with its sword
My passion flows through the ink
Making my pen mightier than anything the darkness can throw at me
I will elevate my creativity
The weather today is fitting to my mood
Rain silently falling from the grey sky
Wrapping the weather around my mood
If it was 4 years ago today, this day would have been a celebration:
August 27, 2013
My Grandmother’s birthday
My rock, my mentor, and my friend
I was closer with my Grandmother than I was with anyone else
Today is her day
The day I pay homage to her
Her Birthday
The person I loving dubbed as Grammy
She would have been 79 years old today
Her kindness, light and love is what I remember most
Certain people in your life with stick with you forever
Her death ripped my heart to shreds
It’s been 3 years and it’s still healing
Tears fill my eyes as I write this
Knowing I can’t spend time with her
Call her
And let her know what she means to me
I don’t think I’ll ever fully recover
Hello my fellow bloggers! I am so happy to announce that I was nominated for the, “Blogger Recognition Ward.” The nomination is for bloggers from other bloggers. It gives the opportunity for blogs to be seen and read by other people who may not have seen your work before. I’m always awestruck when someone nominates me for any award but especially a blogger award. There are so many amazing bloggers and it’s truly inspiring and humbling to be thought of.
I was nominated by Valerie, who blogs about simple tips for people that have no time. These time saving ideas are brilliant and things I would never have thought of. I really like the fact that she’s not focusing on just one topic either, she gives tips from health to college and career. There’s great ideas in her blog for anyone that has a busy life and even if you don’t who doesn’t like to save some time? Check her out, give her a follow and enjoy her tips. You won’t be disappointed. http://www.simpletipsblog.com/
There’s two big things that come into my mind for advice for any blogger, no matter the theme or ideas of your blog. The first one is blog about something you truly love, enjoy and are passionate about. ThiIs will shine through your posts and draw more people to you. Don’t worry if you feel like it’s not a popular blog topic, there will always be people out there who want to read what you write. So, don’t be discourage and keep true to yourself!
The second thing is interact with the blogging community. I was nervous to do this at first because I thought so many things from I’m not a big enough blogger for people to want to talk too or no one will want to read my posts. But one day I decided too and it was the best and biggest step for me. All the bloggers I have interacted with have been completely supportive, kind and given constructive criticism, which only helps me to grow as a writer and blogger. Please take a second, give your thoughts on a blog, go to twitter and join a blogging community or five.
I had only shown a handful of family and friends my writings and creative thoughts before. I was nervous about sharing them with anyone else. There are so many talented people in this world but I realized they only have grown as writer’s from sharing their works with others. Big or small publishing, blogs or writings groups- this is when I knew I was holding myself back by not doing so. I created my blog and began to post, not knowing what I was doing or how to do it. I jumped in head first and have learned everything as I go. This has made the journey fun and fulling for me. I can’t believe I didn’t do this sooner but am so happy to be blogging now.
This is always hard for me because there’s so many talented, amazing creators that I have been lucky enough to come across and interact with. Here are the 15 people I am nominating for the Blogger Recognition Award:
I nominated the above 15 bloggers because of their talent shines through their blog posts. Also, because of the interactions I have shared with some of these bloggers throughout my time blogging. I read their post whenever they share content on their blog which helps motivate and inspire me to write as well. Check out their blogs, read some great posts and interact with these amazing people. And don’t forget to give them a follow so you don’t miss out on their amazing work!
Did you guys check out any of the bloggers I nominated? If so tell me your thoughts on their blogs and if you followed them. Also, how do you feel about blogger awards? I’d love to know! Drop me a comment and lets interact.
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