If you happen to have read through my road to Tennessee posts, you’ll know my wife suffers from a rare disease. It’s been a long journey for us both, but more especially for and on her. There’s no way of truly understanding the emotional roller coaster she rides each day with her sickness. She triesContinue reading “Emotional Roadblock”
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The Caged Bird
The other day, my wife was on a walk with the dog. Nearing the end of the walk, the dog seemed unusually interested in the trunk of a car. Her mind started thinking the worst when an injured bird leaped out from its hiding place. Her immediate thought was to help, but she knew IContinue reading “The Caged Bird”
Road to Tennessee Part 3
You Can’t See What You Don’t Feel Up to this point I’ve alluded to what my wife experienced with her illness. The truth is, as an observer it’s challenging to understand the depth of her pains. That’s the unfortunate task of the supporter, you have to watch the suffering without understanding it. This is notContinue reading “Road to Tennessee Part 3”
Road to Tennessee Part 1
“How was Tennessee?” Over the last few years my wife and I have been through a rollercoaster of events. It challenged us to become better in many ways, but left us often lost for a path forward. We spent years fighting my wife’s health searching for a doctor who would have an actual path forContinue reading “Road to Tennessee Part 1”
Distraction
I was driving down the road with my family and got behind a silver car with the license plate “BO55”. The license plate gave me a little chuckle, but it quickly disappeared as our little silver boss began drifting into the lane next to him. It was so bad I thought he was just gettingContinue reading “Distraction”
Blogs
What is a blog? It’s not the same as a journal entry. Journals you can fully and unleashingly reveal all things about yourself and yourlife without fear of repercussion. Its not quite a media. Media pieces I feel are informital entertainment. You read an article to see someones take on certain subjects you enjoy andContinue reading “Blogs”
Stumped
You ever just not know what to write about. I’m not talking about writers block either. This is the desire to write but just not having anything to write about. It happens when I’m bored, not when I have a lot of time bored but I have a couple minutes and instead of sifting throughContinue reading “Stumped”
Stress
Stress is an interesting phenonminon. You can do something a hundred times, feel good about your ability then add a mixture of stress and suddenly this new found skill turns to mush. Now that in itself sucks, but now that you are struggling your stress peaks even more. Its like a self feeding virus youContinue reading “Stress”
Long Runnings
It’s been a very long time since I last blogged. I remember starting this journey last year. I was so sure then I would stick to it. I wanted to stick to it, but life had a way of shifting things around into a crazy jumble. Last year I was working for Amazon doing deliveries.Continue reading “Long Runnings”
The Art of Recovery
As writers, especially new writers, there’s something we come up against in cycles constantly. For me, it’s usually about a month. I begin feeling motivated to write. Every minute I’m thinking of what I can add to make my story come to life. I feel excited, inspired, and confident in myself. Then the questions come.Continue reading “The Art of Recovery”
Jacob Gittins 