Self Portrait 365|26

by KatieP, in category Self Portrait 365

I can’t decide if I want to be pretty and ethereal, or dark and stripped back. I like seeing the freckles on my skin and the bags under my eyes ~ I look as though I’m wearing my life on my skin.

Oct142014Oct 15 2014

Wounds and Scars • Yielding to the Darkness

by KatieP, in category Head | Mindfulness

Here are my wounds. Here are my scars. Body shame, shyness, anxiety, guilt, fear, hopelessness.
Will they ever be fixed? I don’t think so. Is darkness such a bad thing?

May232011Sep 2 2015

Badges of Courage

by KatieP, in category Head | Mindfulness

I was never a Girl Guide or a Brownie, probably because I was too busy going to ballet class and piano lessons, but I loved their system of badges. You could get a badge for sewing, or first aid, or helping old ladies across the street for all I know and it was sewn on… Read More