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Category Archives: Anxiety
Regret, Learn and Move Forward Fearlessly
Madonna states unequivocally at the end of one of her songs, “Absolutely. No. Regrets.” Really. I have regrets. Quite a few. Maybe a lot – depending on how you define ‘regrets’. I never really saw them as a bad thing … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Children's books, Depression, Dog, dog adoption, Pit Bull, Service Dog
Tagged depression, mental illness, pit bull, pit bull adoption, Service Dog
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“To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”
Dear Raleigh County Humane Society, I don’t know if you remember me – I don’t expect you to. I’m just one of many who found exactly what I was looking for in your shelter in West Virginia – without even knowing … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Children's books, Depression, Dog, dog adoption, Dogs, Pit Bull, Pit Bull, Service Dog
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‘Father! — to God himself we cannot give a holier name.’ – William Wordsworth –
Somewhere around 2 years ago, I was walking my pit bull, Ca$h Money through a park a block from my house. Art had always been a passion of mine, but for years inspiration had eluded me completely. As Ca$h and … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Children's books, Depression, dog adoption, Dogs, Service Dog
Tagged depression, mental illness, pit bull, pit bull adoption, Service Dog
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I’m not Crazy, I’m just a Little Unwell…..
‘The guilt I felt for having a mental illness was horrible. I prayed for a broken bone that would heal in six weeks. But that never happened. I was cursed with an illness that nobody could see and nobody knew … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Depression, dog adoption, Service Dog
Tagged depression, mental illness, pit bull, pit bull adoption, Service Dog
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Today’s Accomplishments were Yesterday’s Impossibilities
After months (well actually 2 years) the project is completed and The Street Dog is a reality! So please indulge me while I brag shamelessly about my first effort at authoring and illustrating a children’s book. Most of you that have followed … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Children's books, Depression, dog adoption, Dogs
Tagged depression, mental illness, pit bull, pit bull adoption
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A Mother’s Heart is a Patchwork of Love
I mentioned in one of the first posts of this blog that I had unpleasant memories of my first marriage in West Virginia. That I had left that state and moved to Delaware. I’m ready to write about that now. … Continue reading
Posted in abuse, Anxiety, Depression, dog adoption, Dogs, stalking, Uncategorized
Tagged Domestic Abuse, pit bull
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You Can Cage the Singer But Not the Song
I lost my appeal for Long Term Disability with my provider. I had paid into the system for eighteen years. I had collected notes, letters and documents from my doctors and my Therapist, all who agreed that if I returned … Continue reading
We Must Become the Change….
October! What an amazing series of events have led Ca$h and me to this point! We are very proud to announce the birth of Dream Big Designs LLC. My Dear Friend and Business Partner, Elena, and I have officially launched … Continue reading
October is Always a Very Important Month!
Before I continue with another anecdote about the Pit Bull adjusting to the Good Life, Ca$h and I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the month of October as both National Pit Bull and Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Being … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Depression, dog adoption, Dogs, Uncategorized
Tagged breast cancer awareness, pit bull
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Interlude
Please pardon this interruption of the story of Ca$h and myself, but I wanted to share a picture taken a few days ago of our 2013 Vacation. Every year my Family meets off the coast of North Carolina and we … Continue reading
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