I was prepared to write my own content on this subject, until I found the image I would use to go along with it on Bustle.
Writer Lea Rose Emery did a great job laying out the reasons, so I will simply list them here and you can follow the link if you want to read the full article.
Posted by Jacqueline on November 9, 2018
https://justonetake.com/2018/11/09/its-okay-to-not-be-friends-with-your-ex/
Posted by Jacqueline on November 9, 2018
https://justonetake.com/2018/11/09/i-need-you/
“Suppose that particular night never happened, the way a wave crashing ashore empties itself and trickles back in separate communities, mingling yet aloof, a diminishing cortege.”
Saltwater
What if you close your eyes
and your throat relinquishes
the morning’s bright
fingers, freed from bruises.
Suppose that particular night
never happened, the way
a wave crashing ashore
empties itself and trickles
back in separate communities,
mingling yet aloof, a
diminishing cortege. What
is the question? Take this
spoon. Fill it with saltwater.
Upend it into the pail. Observe.
“Saltwater” was first published inNine Muses Poetry in May 2018.
Posted by Jacqueline on November 9, 2018
https://justonetake.com/2018/11/09/saltwater/
I don’t want to hurt him,
But I have to let him go.
His heart’s not mine to keep.
His path is not mine to follow.
Posted by Jacqueline on November 8, 2018
https://justonetake.com/2018/11/08/in-some-other-life/
Even if you can’t see it, its possible. You have more in you than what you realize. The power from within is from God and not from us. (2 Corinthians 4:7)
He transformed my mind and steadied my walk, so I may fearlessly climb mountains. (Psalm 18:33)
I hold myself to a standard of grace, not perfection. This year has been one of the toughest and most challenging regarding my faith and trust in God. It’s humbling because at times you think you are stronger than you are. Then the Lord shows you “Ahhhh we still have work to do…”
How many times have you accepted defeat before even trying?!? We are so quick to limit ourselves, deciding who we are and who we aren’t and that’s it. We accept the world’s made-up rules for which we are supposed to be, and believe we cannot break theses rules. Some stay stuck. Stuck in the expectations of others. Stuck going through motions. Stuck knowing there has to be something more. We stay in our little identity boxes, not allowing ourselves to ‘stretch…
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Posted by Jacqueline on November 8, 2018
https://justonetake.com/2018/11/08/grace-not-perfection/
First and foremost – you must write!
You can about everything and anything. A blog is your little slice of the world wide web to express whatever is within you that is ready and needs to come out. So use it – don’t abandon or abuse it. You can write about your family, pets, or food. You can write about that song you have stuck in your head or that weird dream you had last night. You can write haiku or free-form poetry. You can write a novel, a short story, or screenplay. Personally, I have written about all these things and more.
Posted by Jacqueline on November 7, 2018
https://justonetake.com/2018/11/07/how-to-be-a-blogger/
Posted by Jacqueline on November 7, 2018
https://justonetake.com/2018/11/07/what-the-mask-meant-to-me/
Posted by Jacqueline on November 5, 2018
https://justonetake.com/2018/11/05/election-day-is-november-6th/
“I want to help,” he said handing over a stack of cash. “But I don’t want to get involved.”
I can think of no better example of unconditional love – giving with the only expectation that the gift be used for good and the betterment of one’s current situation. In this example, he wasn’t expecting any sort of favor or a more-intimate relationship. He didn’t give explicit direction on how to spend it. He gave the gift freely without strings attached – only that he wants my life to get better. This is the exact opposite of transactional love.
Posted by Jacqueline on November 5, 2018
https://justonetake.com/2018/11/05/transactional-relationships-2/
I have a friend who see themselves in the worst way. It puzzles me because over the years, this friend has been kind, generous, thoughtful, and selfless in ways that have delighted me. This friend thinks they have done something horrible to hurt me. And even though I have memory issues, my body remembers when someone has hurt me before.
Posted by Jacqueline on November 4, 2018
https://justonetake.com/2018/11/04/the-body-keeps-score/
Just One Take 