This is Not My Story
I write my own story. I am not a supporting character in some else’s drama. I am the author and the protagonist, interpreting the actions of others into my own narrative.
Author: KatieP
The Best Date in the Entire History of the Universe Ever
Yesterday afternoon I hopped on a plane and flew to Melbourne to celebrate the one month anniversary of being with The Last of the Mysterious Lavender Bay Duckfish/Boyfriend. After dropping my bag at his hotel room, we walked to a mysterious unmarked doorway in Russell Street with stairs leading down to a unpublicised Japanese bar/restaurant… Read More
Let the New Memories Begin
The most beautiful flowers ever ~ still blooming a week later… … and the card that came with them, along with the overnight return flight to Melbourne I was sent to go out for dinner for our one month anniversary.
How Am I Doing?
It is Monday 3 May, two and a half weeks since my estranged husband killed himself and I found his body in the home we previously shared. It is time to post an update on how I am doing. I am very sad that Mr Katie was in so much pain that he decided that… Read More
Let Me Count the Ways
What I feel for you is beyond love … let me count the ways you transport me to places I have never been before … I love the sound of your voice the colour of your eyes that small dent above your hip how you wash mushrooms and iron your t-shirts the sound of your… Read More
How to Survive Anything
♥ Breathe When you are stressed, worried or upset, your breath becomes shallow and rapid. Consciously breathe slowly and deeply right into your belly. Concentrate on the physical sensation of the breath moving in and out of your body. Breathe in light, breathe out love. ♥ Trust Your Instincts Don’t do anything that doesn’t feel right.… Read More
Closure
Today I said goodbye to twenty years of memories, purchases and presents. All saved, hoarded and accumulated without thought — an endless pile of material items to insure against the uncertainty of a rainy day. The rainy day came and the stuff didn’t help. It just spoke of wasted hours, missed opportunities and life sucking sadness.… Read More
Dissolve Wide Open
live completely know your deepest purpose give the gift you were born to give enjoy sex as a cosmic portal into love’s wonders serve your friends so they may grow and through the inevitable cycles of breathtaking success and gut wrenching despair be willing to forget you were ever born stop waiting feel everything love… Read More
Missing You
my wings turn to lead when we’re apart without you I have no-one to cradle the moon to sleep when I cannot taste your warm, liquid lips my bones feel brittle and dry tiny slivers of my heart break off with each breath that I take alone come home to me as soon as you… Read More
Sometimes I Feel Like Alice
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhoKVRYYubw[/youtube] Sometimes I feel like Alice In a Wonderland chasing rabbits Cheshire cats and mad hatters A better world, well, it don’t really matter Well day breaks and life is as dark as the room The air is laced with sweet perfume What is it about morning light That makes everything feel alright Alright Well,… Read More
Shall We Dance?
Life is just a dance between pleasure and pain. If you ignore pain, it doesn’t go away. If you try to heal pain, there’s still more there because pain is part of life. Life is pain and pleasure in equal measure. ~ John C Parkin ~ People find it impossible to imagine what it must… Read More
Rest in Peace
There are no words to describe what happened in my world yesterday. It is perhaps all too soon for this, but my blog has saved my life more than once and will again. Yesterday someone died. Yesterday someone whose only resemblance to the person I married was his physical body, chose death over life. And… Read More
Bookends
At the beginning of the day
Warm breath and cool skin
Blue eyes pools of light