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The Loud Silence
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The Loud Silence

August 6, 2021 brianarachelle23Leave a comment

Sometimes I think I’m meant for pain, and she for me. She is my cruelest companion, and yet my most passionate form of expression. I can always depend on her for a good cry, an inspired project, even the longing for what matters most. I am nothing without her. This past year has been inexplicably… Continue reading The Loud Silence

TSW

A Letter to the Suffering (TSW)

January 13, 2016January 13, 2016 brianarachelle2313 Comments

I know your pain. I know exactly where it hurts, deep down as well as superficially. It’s everywhere, under and over, and in-between. There doesn’t seem to be an escape. We search for ways to explain this hurt, this unyielding, overpowering suffocation that is Topical Steroid Withdrawal. It’s usually to no avail. The dictionary just… Continue reading A Letter to the Suffering (TSW)

Old Wisdom (from the Nest)

Spindle of Hope

February 19, 2015February 19, 2015 brianarachelle23Leave a comment

Now, more than ever, I have found strength through people I have never even met. They are helping me through a withdrawal that only they can understand. Others can sympathize, but not empathize. Surround yourself with people who understand what you are going through. It will make the healing process a more bearable one. Stethoscope… Continue reading Spindle of Hope

Keep Dreaming Quotes

The Bumpy Road

February 18, 2015 brianarachelle23Leave a comment

“Sometimes things happen to us that we just don’t understand.” – Andrea Nugent  Right now, a lot of things are happening that I don’t understand. I am going through hell with my TSW (topical steroid withdrawal). It’s stopped me from doing many things that I love. I am trying to slowly get back into them,… Continue reading The Bumpy Road

Keep Dreaming Quotes

Friendship

February 8, 2015 brianarachelle23Leave a comment

“It is during the worst times of your life that you will get to see the true colors of the people who say they care for you.” -Ritu Ghatourey Cherish the people that stay around during the hard times. Be there when they need a friend during their worst times.  Love, B. R. Wren

Bird Scribble

When Will It End…

February 6, 2015February 6, 2015 brianarachelle23Leave a comment

“Do not confuse my bad days as a sign of weakness. Those are actually the days I am fighting my hardest.” -Anonymous  This ‘diagnosis’ of ‘not sure what’s been going on’ has been so difficult. I have been scratched tested with allergens, injected with more, had my blood taken two days in a row (and… Continue reading When Will It End…

Keep Dreaming Quotes

Learn From It

February 5, 2015 brianarachelle23Leave a comment

“That is all I want in life: for this pain to seem purposeful.”  – Elizabeth Wurtzel Have a hardship that’s dragging you down? It’s easy to focus on the negative, to wade in it’s pain. Try and see the positive you can learn from it. You are much better off fighting to find the good… Continue reading Learn From It

Keep Dreaming Quotes

The Invisible Scar

January 25, 2015 brianarachelle23Leave a comment

“There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.” – L. Hamilton You have no idea what someone can be going through. It doesn’t matter their financial status, their relationship status, their race, their sex, or their education. People are people. Treat everyone with kindness, respect,… Continue reading The Invisible Scar

Listen Up

And the Verdict Goes to…

November 25, 2014November 25, 2014 brianarachelle23Leave a comment

In 2010, I wrote a spoken word piece. I am sad to say it still seems prevalent today. Unspeakable We’re the highest in the nation Incarceration, a one stop station Haitian, Jamaican, dark persuasion Put down in history No mystery we lit the scene The B-bop team, Parker and Dizzy Whites in a tizzy Drink… Continue reading And the Verdict Goes to…

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