Tag: vulnerability

• Why Being Sick Reminds Me of Vampires

  I’m cold and then I’m hot. There’s pressure building up in my head like a shaken soda bottle before twisting off the cap. My throat is scratchy and sore. My body is having a temper tantrum, demanding my attention, but I don’t like being sick. There’s a language around being sick that subtly feels like…

  Marlene Kelly

  October 18, 2011

  Personal Development, Relationships, Self Growth

  bloodsucker, cold, emotionally unavailable, father-daughter relationship, flu, health, hot, illness, love, marlene kelly, need, needy, parents, relationships, self-love, sick, story, taker, twilight, vampires, vulnerability

• Can I Handle the Seasons of My Life?

  I had the pleasure of hearing Stevie Nicks rehearse a performance of “Landslide” this evening. This song has always been a favorite of mine, but the older I get, the more meaningful it has become. On the live version of the song, before she begins she dedicates it to her father. You can hear the…

  Marlene Kelly

  April 7, 2011

  Personal Development, Self Growth, Spirituality

  aging, change, dad, daddy, death, doubt, father, fleetwood mac, fragility, hopefulness, landslide, life, Lindsay Buckingham, loss, love, marlene kelly, molly kelly, reflection, relationships, song, stevie nicks, voice, vulnerability

• There’s Nothing to Fear Except Yourself

  Why don’t things work out the way I want them to? When does life get fun again? Am I good mother/father/brother/daughter/girlfriend/boss? Is this all there is…the gradual decline…and my inevitable death? How many times a day do you have a fearful thought or worry about something you have no control over? My guess is more than…

  Marlene Kelly

  April 4, 2011

  Personal Development, Self Growth

  behavior, confession, conscious, emotions, emptiness, experience, fantasy, fear, love, marlene kelly, molly kelly, relationships, self-awareness, subconscious, understanding, void, vulnerability, worry