Resistance has got to be one of the most prominent things in my life right now. I’m always looking for ways to challenge myself. When I think I have mastered something I fall flat on my face making mistakes. I relax and get sloppy. It could be anything from diet to finances to my work. I think I have a handle on it and then I screw up. After resisting to try and fix it I procrastinate so I won’t have to deal with it! I am not twenty anymore so time speaks to me in a different way now. In my life the clock is definitely ticking. I haven’t done half of what I want to do!
Author: Kris Evans
Silence
Silence use to be very difficult for me. Didn’t like silence. Ever. Felt uncomfortable when someone wasn’t talking or I wasn’t talking. Mostly I wasn’t talking. Because my brain never shut off. The thoughts were swirling around at such a pace I often got headaches. And it seems it had to come out somehow and usually out of my mouth. I was the social butterfly who always had something going on. Always was planning some kind of activity. In high school and college I was in every club and went to every event. Wanted so much to be popular and well liked. Even was voted wittiest in my senior year of high school. Could never say no to anyone. Was so afraid they wouldn’t like me. So I told jokes and acted silly and made people laugh. Continue reading
Beauty
Having spent so many years in the “beauty business” I have come to the conclusion that I don’t really know how to define beauty. There are so many ways to look at the beauty of things. Nature, art, people, music; the list goes on and on. But everyone has their own idea of beauty and how things affect them. I know I love jazz and classical music, impressionistic art, certain features in a face, the light at a certain time of day. But what I don’t think is beautiful others do and I can’t make them wrong. But sometimes I do judge without even being aware of it and that’s not beauty. Continue reading