Monday, February 18, 2013

The Hardest part about healing...finding those you can trust


The depression is finally kickin in. Its been 3 weeks and 3 days since my knee surgery and all I can say is that is has literally been agonizing the whole time. Morning, noon, and night. But where the depression is coming from is not necessarily from the pain, but the from the lack of support from the people around me. Too many times I have had to drive myself all across town with tears in my eyes because of the pain the driving position requires. I OFFICIALLY have no family even in the same state as me, and my check-ups are utilized through test messaging or bi-monthly phone call. No encouraging texts, no uplifting messages, no gestures to help uplift my spirits. I will give good credit to my father and sister but he’s already in Hawaii and lil Whit all the way up in Colorado. I love them dearly for they have done to help but with their absence comes a requirement for those within my city limits to step up and take over. My dearest friend in the world, Liz, has been the best nurse possible but I see heartbreak in her eyes when she’s me so incapacitated. The woman would accompany to hell (well, she kinda already has) no questions asked except for, “So how much bud and how many flasks do we need for the trip?”
             She’s seriously the best as they come…hands down. I cant imagine the ecstatic happiness in my life without her. But just as any relationship should be, we have an extremely strong symbiotic bond. Without words being exchanged, we already know what they other one needs, wants, and requires help with. And that is how it should be. Now you are problem wondering why I am typing in tears when I have such immaculate things to say about my dear friend but there is one more crucial component that must be understood about the dynamic of our relationship. She saved my life. But we also unknowingly endangered each others. She has seen more than what most people will see a multitude of lifetimes. My poor girl has been traumatized because of her heroic actions. I pray and pray that she does not try to punish herself for actions that were meant to be. It will take a decade (and the result of my future) for her to finally understand what a gorgeous soul service she did for me, what she did for us. So with all that being said, it burdens my heart to ask for any more help from dearest friend. Until she has made total peace with divine work she did, I fear that every time I ask for a glass of water or an extra pillow for my leg, that I am on some level re-traumatizing her…and if that is the case, I would much rather put in a little more pain than torment my girl anymore. She is strong, probably one of the strongest people I will ever meet…but even warriors need time to grieve.
            So if I don’t have family even 300 miles close to me, I am seriously lacking in friends who would actually help me, and I try my best to un-burden my best friend…then who does that leave? My supposed man. Out of the 3 ½ weeks since my surgery I have seen him 3 times, two of which were for less than a few hours. He took me to a show on Valentines day. Did I want to go? No. I can barely stand up and crutches are like wearing shoes with permanent blisters in them. Not mention, its not like I can dance…just watch. But he had his heart set on going on the very day where it was SUPPOSE to be just us. Why did I go? Because he wanted to. I sacrificed a severe amount of comfort so that my man could go dance HIS off while I watched from a distance. We make plans to get together on Sunday night and just relax and cuddle cuz that’s ALL I FUCKING WANT RIGHT NOW IS DAMN FUCKING COMFORT. But the boy forgot he had to go to a COVER BAND that night. All weekend long I was looking forward to Sunday and relaxing with my man, then he tells me literally the morning of, he has a show to go to and that he forgot. Does he not realize that I am entirely too sensitive to handle such news? Does he not see that my HEART was set on FINALLY receiving some comfort because the agony is really starting to get to me. Does he not know that just ONE day of feeling good (and not painfully standing in a crowded club) would help give me an incentive to actually get out of bed in the morning. For three weeks I have slept till at least 4:00 pm, no joke. And then I would go to bed around 9. THAT is how much pain I am in, THAT is how low my happiness is, THAT is how little I currently care about the current amazing life I created around me. But no, hes a selfish man, and this is the guy who is currently trying to become my “boyfriend.”
   I NEVER ASK FOR HELP! I NEVER EVER admit that I actually need help. I told him last night that I needed him. NEEDED HIM. The response I got left me in tears and an abrupt hang up. I DON’T FUCKING NEED YOU ANYMORE! You say no to the one time when I really need it just so you can go have fun at a fucking COVER BAND, the fuck it…I DON’T NEED YOU! You want to be my boyfriend, or anyone’s for that matter than learn how to FUCKIN sacrifice. Yes, you had a show, and yes you mistook the date…but you go with the plans you made first you asshole, especially when your girl literally falls over on the ground just to get to the bathroom. I hope you had fun dancing, cuz I know I had just a ball crying myself to sleep. PEACE. I don’t need, want, require, or will ever use your help again. Leave me alone until I am better. I refused to me set up for disappointment anymore…not in this state. So it would be best if you just backed of.


            THE point I am trying to make is when your engaged in a relationship and one of you is injured, it should be OBVIOUS that the person needs help…at all times...and without asking for help. Im tired of asking, in fact that isn’t exactly my style. So I am sorry I didn’t emphasize that going to a show for the third time in three days is in no way for a one-legged, crutch-sluggin, 3 weeks out of surgery girl to attend. I am hurt, very hurt. And on top of all that…he tried to make me the bad person…that I am holding HIM back. Last we spoke was last night…over 24 hours later…still haven’t heard from him. Thanks. Good luck trying to win me back. 

Scars are the battle wounds that mold us


Scars are the battle wounds that make us….
            If there is anyone who can make that a fact and not just a statement, it’s me. And if there is story that could validate it, it is mine.
My life has been nothing but a series of unbelievable events.
I use to call myself the poster kid for “victim of circumstance.”
It seems like everything that has happened to me sounds completely made up, but actually could not be further from the truth…and I have the battle scars to prove it.
My story seems to cross ALL borders pain and agony…and you know what…I would not change a damn thing. My story is like nothing you have ever heard before. From an utterly dysfunctional upbringing that houses stories that HBO sitcoms writers would quite their day job for to being incarcerated for unfair reasons to time spent in a wheelchair to being diagnosed with a fatal disease TWICE in my life before the age of 28. I feel that my circumstances pretty much cover the WHOLE spectrum of human emotion. And that is just the tip of the iceberg so to speak. That is why I want to share it….not just because I have overcome it all but because I feel that I have the tools and knowledge to share that could help others through their own journeys of self discovery. Because that is what circumstance is all about, the  revealing of oneself. God did not hand these challenges to me for no reason. He knew I would share, and I do not mind turning my life into an open book because this is one book that MUST be read. Not only would I not change a single obstacle that has been thrown at me, but I am also at the point where I feel blessed that God chose to give them to me. I have a mantra, and I love it…. And it goes…
“These are the battles I love to fight for my men.”
Perhaps that will help you understand where my true motives lie.
I am warrior.
I refuse to give up.
I will fight as long as I have to and I will take what is mine in the end.
I am here to help.
To guide.
To understand.
I am here to help NAVIGATE you towards YOUR destined path.
And it all starts with circumstance.
Because that is what molds us…
And it’s the scars that make that mold.

I will be discussing everything from internal health, external remedies, human emotion, heartbreak and heartache, addictions and habits, resumes and routines, prayers and mantras and everything in between. God has equipped me with the heart to help and the words to soothe. So please, if you are in any way lost…allow me to be your guide. I am here…for you. That is all I do. Just open your heart and trust that everything I will send your way comes from a positive, divine light and is intended to help elevate you to the next level. I can’t help you personally, but I can navigate you in the direction for you to help yourself. So please, join me on this journey towards….ENLIGHTENMENT.