The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: healing

  • Making It All Better

    Couldn’t we all use a bit of healing these days?

  • You Are Not a Plate

    You do not have to remain in a broken state.

  • What to Take with You

    There are things that I know are true about myself.

  • Hostile Poetry

    Don’t just bare your soul and leave it out there, exposed to the elements…

  • Scars

    After my recent surgery I spent a week in a cast, wondering what my scar was going to look like. I didn’t look while the procedure was in progress. I’d have passed out cold. I needn’t have worried, because upon removing the cast I discovered the incision was less than a half inch long, and…

  • Little Shards of Emotion

    When I was around 17 it was decided that I needed my wisdom teeth removed. Unfortunately three of them were so deeply impacted that the dentist had to saw away parts of my jaw to get to them. Needless to say, the healing process was no picnic. But what they didn’t warn me about was…

  • Crystalized Love

    My late boyfriend believed pretty strongly in the healing power of crystals. He always had crystals around him and he gave them as gifts to the people that he loved. I have several on my windowsill and gaze at them every day. I’ve always admired their beauty, and am fascinated by what the planet can…

  • Mental Illness and the Internet

    Sometimes I really think that cyberspace is not the healthiest place to be. Every once in a while I encounter someone who is clearly in need of help, and since I’m not a mental health professional I am definitely not the go-to girl in situations of this nature. Generally all I can do is the…