In honor of the spooky season, I want to share with you a truly scary story. I am the youngest of six siblings. I have four brothers and one sister. Since I was a little girl, I was intrigued by scary stories, especially true stories. As a teacher, I’ve noticed that children have this attraction…
#203 I am a fucking artist.
I have wanted to write a blog about my personal goals, but I have been putting it off each week. Other topics seemed more interesting. I think I am ready to write about this. A lot of times, I prefer not to tell anyone about what my goals are. First, I am afraid of getting…
#200 paralyzed by death
Life is such a peculiar concept.I was born to die.I’ve been pondering a lot about fear.I have so much fear inside of me.To the point, that I caused myself anxiety.The type of anxiety where I can’t feel my arms.I feel something heavy on my chest.It's hard to breathe.This week a person that I love so…
#199 sing us a song piano girl 🎹
When I was a little girl I told my mommy and daddy I really want to learn how to play the piano. Unfortunately, we didn’t have the money. One day my mama and I walked to SavOn, which is now CVS on Sepulveda Blvd. I can’t remember why we were there probably need to pick…
#198 things that made me feel
Moments that made me feel this week. My therapist and I tried a new form of therapy. We were actually just goofing around but it felt good. I told him how sometimes I like to sing about my problems in the car. Sometimes it’s the only way I can express myself. I’ve only sang about…
#186 Peep! Peep! Peep!
JUNE ! It is one of my favorite months for multiple reasons! At the same time..WHOA…it’s June already. Where did January, February, March, April and May go? In a blink of an eye, it will be October then December. It’s scary how time flies and what our time is filled with can be scary too.…
#185 spelling bee
I gave a list of ten words for my students to write down. It brought back memories of when I participated in a spelling bee. I was in the sixth grade when I participated in a spelling bee. I was determined to spell all the words correctly. I can't remember exactly how many words there…
#184 confidence
"What are we without faith?" "To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders" - Lao Tzu There was no inspiration to write this week. I felt numb, lost, and silent, yet loud at the same time. There were a lot of emotions running through me this past week. Mostly, I felt nothing. I…
#182 Love by Judd Apatow
Judd Apatow, he has a unique last name like how I have a unique first name. “Love,” a series by Judd Apatow was introduced to me when I had the opportunity to visit the Sony Studies lot to meet Judd. I was working with Barry Katz at the time and he had set up an…
#170 Fantasy
Kim, my ex-trainer inspired this week's blog. She posted a passage about fantasies. Let me paraphrase it! "Whatever you fantasize about should be what you should be doing." Gosh, I wish I knew who the author was. Kim also posted something about doing a job that serves people and not worry about the money. If…