Life is not meant to feel too lumpy, too dense, too fluffy or too flat.

If you were given one shot to live life over again, what would you do differently? Your one shot starts today!

But just think what extending a little grace has the power to do. And not just in them--but in you.

So what changes do you need to make today, next week, next month, or this upcoming year?

It's the most wonderful time of the year.. with grief and depression and go-broke intention...

There is such beauty to be found in the ashes of what you have been through.

I will essentially have to present myself naked to the world around me... without a shield. And.that.is.truly.terrifying

Hi, my name is Patty. I am a grateful believer who is a survivor of physical, emotional and sexual abuse.

And just maybe, those tears I have been cry'n, are coming from that new onion layer

Emotional numbness. Today is day 4. My first thought upon waking was, 'Why do I not feel anything- and... is that a bad thing?'

It all started with a kiss. In a bar that I can't even remember the name of. In a purple sequined Santa hat.

Relapse... will you allow it destroy you or to grow you?

I have spent my entire life thus far struggling with how I feel about my body- and how it looks. And in this, one thing I am sure of, is tha

1. We admitted we were powerless over our addictions and compulsive behaviors, that our lives had become unmanageable.

Isolation can be dark, and gloomy, and restrictive, and safe. Isolation is fertile ground for relapse.

All of who I am is meant as a gift to someone who is deserving of that gift. And right now, that someone happens to be me.

So what happens when you sit back and look at your life and it doesn't look anything like the life you thought you would have?

It only took 854 miles to clear my head and heart

Whether you think you know me- or whether you don't, welcome to 22 things about me.

This is me. At 19. A high school drop out. Pregnant. Painfully unaware.