Author: Flora Langel DeKock
Real Friendships are Emotionally Expensive
I used to feel relationships should not have a cost, that you should be there if someone needs you unconditionally. That is until I realized I kept giving good advice and those same people repetitively asked the same questions hoping for different answers because they changed one small non-impactful thing rather than hearing what I…
Life can be fast paced…
So take a moment to breathe. Appreciate the air around you. Feel the sun on you. Hold someone important to you close. It can all slip away so easily. Those opportunities gone.
All in the name of love
Sometimes life can be difficult. Sometimes it can throw you curveballs that you just don’t know how you can recover from them. But as you experienced some you learn how to recover faster, harder, stronger oh, more efficiently with each curveball in each challenge. But when those curveballs hit those you care about oh, those…
Happily ever after…
People seem to think this can’t happen, however I think they mistake what it takes to be ever after. Presumably that it means some permanence, that they believe must be forever. But the definition of ever on dictionary.com, that grants insight and wisdom. ever adverb at all times; always: an ever-present danger; He is ever…
Victim Blaming or Tainted Poll Results
When one chooses to perceive a comment as “victim blaming” it still begs to question? Can you say it’s ok to treat others as if they are part of the problem if they are truly trying to be better? It’s like those who sit and try and say all women are out to get pregnant…
When I was a child
I did childish things. When I was an adult, i still did childish sh¡t. Seriously, if you expected that to good anywhere else, you are still getting to know me!
Words have Power, Use them Wisely
So, someone shared about how it’s OK to say black. And I have had several friends try to tell me the same thing . However, I felt it necessary to clarify why I don’t like calling people colors in general: black is what you wear, not what you chose to be. My mother was VERY…
Limitations
I have been dealing with a lot of stress the last 3 days. I decided that as of yesterday I need to make some changes in my life so that I can accommodate for unexpected surprises like this. While I hope that this is the last time I have a level of chaos comparative to…
Choices Always have Repercussions
I am speaking with him this afternoon. No, it won’t be about the case. It will be about focusing on his health.We ALL make choices, some good, some bad, some life altering.Those who know the situation understand the difficulties I’m going through right now. I’ve cried more tears over that man in the last 24…