shawnamawna(25)•in #life•1172 days agoThat In-Between State of Sick and WellToday I'm working on breathing. I caught a cold, and it's my first one since COVID started. My immune system is in shock. It's not handling the simple virus ver...161$0.89shawnamawna(25)•in life•1172 days agoThat In-Between State of Sick and WellToday I'm working on breathing. I caught a cold, and it's my first one since COVID started. My immune system is in shock. It's not handling the simple virus ver...161$0.89
shawnamawna(25)•in #life•1176 days agoTaking Time to Love MyselfThis week has been hard, but I think I'm finding my groove. Which is a little worrying because I just interviewed for a new job that would 100% destroy the groo...150$0.98shawnamawna(25)•in life•1176 days agoTaking Time to Love MyselfThis week has been hard, but I think I'm finding my groove. Which is a little worrying because I just interviewed for a new job that would 100% destroy the groo...150$0.98
shawnamawna(25)•in #life•1184 days agoToday I Started FreshI love a good morning to myself. Today I was up before the sun and got to watch it rise from my porch. I'm practicing holding still and enjoying the present mom...4953$5.08shawnamawna(25)•in life•1184 days agoToday I Started FreshI love a good morning to myself. Today I was up before the sun and got to watch it rise from my porch. I'm practicing holding still and enjoying the present mom...4953$5.08
shawnamawna(25)•in #life•1185 days agoMuch To-Do About EverythingI'm currently working on an article about over-planning and future anxiety, and I'm not making much headway. This is ironic because I'm a constant over-planner....170$2.35shawnamawna(25)•in life•1185 days agoMuch To-Do About EverythingI'm currently working on an article about over-planning and future anxiety, and I'm not making much headway. This is ironic because I'm a constant over-planner....170$2.35
shawnamawna(25)•in #life•1186 days agoA new day, a new schedule, a new smileI had the incredible pleasure of spending a day with my boss on Thursday. This was out of the ordinary because I am remotely employed. He lives in Dallas, and I...171$1.22shawnamawna(25)•in life•1186 days agoA new day, a new schedule, a new smileI had the incredible pleasure of spending a day with my boss on Thursday. This was out of the ordinary because I am remotely employed. He lives in Dallas, and I...171$1.22
shawnamawna(25)•in #life•1187 days agoWriting to Destroy: Freeing your words means freeing your mindThere's nothing I love more than writing to destroy. It's a beautiful, protective act I do for no one but me. In today's class on writing for release and recove...140$1.08shawnamawna(25)•in life•1187 days agoWriting to Destroy: Freeing your words means freeing your mindThere's nothing I love more than writing to destroy. It's a beautiful, protective act I do for no one but me. In today's class on writing for release and recove...140$1.08
jadeaca(25)•in #hive-107351•1892 days agoI had a weird but cool dream the other night... Hello Hiveians! About 2 or 3 days ago, I had a dream that I could fly. This dream was kinda like a part two for being able to fly, because I once had another dr...1111$0.06jadeaca(25)•in hive-107351•1892 days agoI had a weird but cool dream the other night... Hello Hiveians! About 2 or 3 days ago, I had a dream that I could fly. This dream was kinda like a part two for being able to fly, because I once had another dr...1111$0.06
shawnamawna(25)•in #life•1191 days agoHotels Are Better Than AirBnBs?Last week I made the nine hour drive from North Carolina to Indiana to visit my kids. I've been making this trip every six weeks for the last year. This trip wa...5140$5.46shawnamawna(25)•in life•1191 days agoHotels Are Better Than AirBnBs?Last week I made the nine hour drive from North Carolina to Indiana to visit my kids. I've been making this trip every six weeks for the last year. This trip wa...5140$5.46
shawnamawna(25)•in #life•1203 days agoWhat We Care for Cares for UsOne of the ways I like to keep in touch with loved ones is to send them videos of my space. Earlier today, I sent my mom an introduction to my plants. I recorde...170$1.32shawnamawna(25)•in life•1203 days agoWhat We Care for Cares for UsOne of the ways I like to keep in touch with loved ones is to send them videos of my space. Earlier today, I sent my mom an introduction to my plants. I recorde...170$1.32
shawnamawna(25)•in #life•1204 days agoCapturing the Fall MoodEver make a cup of tea just to sit with it? That's my mood today. I'm drinking the tea, sure, but slowly. It doesn't resemble hot anymore, and that's totally ok...3271$2.71shawnamawna(25)•in life•1204 days agoCapturing the Fall MoodEver make a cup of tea just to sit with it? That's my mood today. I'm drinking the tea, sure, but slowly. It doesn't resemble hot anymore, and that's totally ok...3271$2.71
shawnamawna(25)•in #life•1205 days agoIs It a Chore, Or Is It a Gift?Back when I was religious, I read a book on religious etiquette that mostly told me to be barefoot in the kitchen, but there was one section that continues to s...160$1.46shawnamawna(25)•in life•1205 days agoIs It a Chore, Or Is It a Gift?Back when I was religious, I read a book on religious etiquette that mostly told me to be barefoot in the kitchen, but there was one section that continues to s...160$1.46
shawnamawna(25)•in #life•1206 days agoSometimes There Is No Silver LiningOne of my recent Zoom classes was on the topic of writing grievances. There is a lot to be said for the practice of writing shit how it is without sugarcoating....3710$3.62shawnamawna(25)•in life•1206 days agoSometimes There Is No Silver LiningOne of my recent Zoom classes was on the topic of writing grievances. There is a lot to be said for the practice of writing shit how it is without sugarcoating....3710$3.62
shawnamawna(25)•in #life•1207 days agoFat-phobia Is a Colonial, Capitalist Scam I Bought IntoOne of the most frequent struggles in my life is my relationship with my body. I can remember exactly two times in my life when I didn't feel overweight and una...193$2.33shawnamawna(25)•in life•1207 days agoFat-phobia Is a Colonial, Capitalist Scam I Bought IntoOne of the most frequent struggles in my life is my relationship with my body. I can remember exactly two times in my life when I didn't feel overweight and una...193$2.33
shawnamawna(25)•in #life•1208 days agoWhy Not Add One More Item to the List?I've been burning the candle at both ends of late. I talked about this a little bit: I have three jobs. One of them is hourly as a project manager. The position...162$1.35shawnamawna(25)•in life•1208 days agoWhy Not Add One More Item to the List?I've been burning the candle at both ends of late. I talked about this a little bit: I have three jobs. One of them is hourly as a project manager. The position...162$1.35
shawnamawna(25)•in #life•1209 days agoLike a HurricaneI woke up tired. Hurricane Ian did a number on my area of Durham last night. While we didn't lose power, many others did. There is plenty of debris in the roadw...212$1.69shawnamawna(25)•in life•1209 days agoLike a HurricaneI woke up tired. Hurricane Ian did a number on my area of Durham last night. While we didn't lose power, many others did. There is plenty of debris in the roadw...212$1.69
shawnamawna(25)•in #leofinance•1210 days agoThe Violence of My SilenceOne of the topics I've been working on in therapy is silence. Being silenced. Feeling silenced. Choosing silence. The safety of silence. But moslty, the violenc...834$5.81shawnamawna(25)•in leofinance•1210 days agoThe Violence of My SilenceOne of the topics I've been working on in therapy is silence. Being silenced. Feeling silenced. Choosing silence. The safety of silence. But moslty, the violenc...834$5.81
shawnamawna(25)•in #leofinance•1211 days agoTime to Reinvent the WheelI've been writing and teaching writing on the side for the last 20 years. Both passions have been relegated to hobbies or side gigs for most of that time due to...4630$3.79shawnamawna(25)•in leofinance•1211 days agoTime to Reinvent the WheelI've been writing and teaching writing on the side for the last 20 years. Both passions have been relegated to hobbies or side gigs for most of that time due to...4630$3.79
shawnamawna(25)•in #hive-114105•1450 days agoWhat Are Your Dreams?One day, I'm going to buy a boat. I want to live on my boat in a cove on an island. That's it. The dream. I just want the sun, the water, sleeping in a rocking ...151$1.24shawnamawna(25)•in hive-114105•1450 days agoWhat Are Your Dreams?One day, I'm going to buy a boat. I want to live on my boat in a cove on an island. That's it. The dream. I just want the sun, the water, sleeping in a rocking ...151$1.24
shawnamawna(25)•in #poetry•1523 days agoBourbon GoddessI found myself scattered dancing across your arc midnight star marsh -mallows searing a sky fire; goddess energy, sweat slick ravines, grazing hills, and sweet ...161$1.30shawnamawna(25)•in poetry•1523 days agoBourbon GoddessI found myself scattered dancing across your arc midnight star marsh -mallows searing a sky fire; goddess energy, sweat slick ravines, grazing hills, and sweet ...161$1.30
shawnamawna(25)•in #ladiesofhive•1525 days agoSacred ReflectionThere were several words you chose not to believe from me. You discarded them without even bothering a dissection. It confounds me how you never want to know wh...60$0.51shawnamawna(25)•in ladiesofhive•1525 days agoSacred ReflectionThere were several words you chose not to believe from me. You discarded them without even bothering a dissection. It confounds me how you never want to know wh...60$0.51