Being stuck somewhere in any scenario, I believe is the worst place to be. Especially if that place turns out to be your comfort zone. Comfort zones are insidious in that without you even realizing, years could go by without one recognizing where they’ve been stagnant in. Where they’ve been stuck. Continue Reading
We’ve all been there before… in a place of insecurity that is. Wanting to be whoever we feel like we aren’t. Smaller boobs, bigger knockers. Tiny waist, big behind. Smaller nose, puckered lips. Bushier brows, thick lashes.
Le’sigh.
Being a woman is hard.
Hi babes and welcome back to the Nurse Thelms Says Series. If you’re new here, this series was started to provide direct education on various subjects that are directly related to our health. Each month, I will be covering a different topic and as registered nurse, I have insight and knowledge on matters of health (+ the nitty gritty associated with it).
“been a minute, but I’m back — I wasn’t finished so there’s that.”
It’s the self formulated quote that kept making its presence known in my head (thinking it only right to use it as my caption for my photo detailing my return to the ‘gram lol — we’re about to get deep so I figure we’d bring some light to things before the waters get a little treacherous) as I contemplated a few things:
We’re not taught this and we should be. Talking yourself off a ledge that is. We should be taught that when we’re too close to the edge, taking a step back is vital. That we need to save ourselves from the doom that awaits us when we step off the ledge. The pain that will surely be ours if we don’t take a second to think, to breathe. Why aren’t we taught this at an early age? Instead we are taught “survival skills”. I’m talking every possible way to survive when there’s a shortage of food, water, or shelter. But again I ask, why aren’t we being taught how to combat, hell to survive wars within ourselves? Continue Reading
