I May Not Fit in That Box

I May Not Fit in That Box

  This week I've had several discussions with different friends and I started to think about how we interact differently with different people. Sometimes it's because those people don't know us as well as other friends so our guard is more up, or down, dependent on who the person is. Often it's because of the [...]

Reflect not Deflect

Reflect not Deflect

Ok we're back to deep and meaningful today! Have you ever met one of those people who has a lot of drama around them but nothing is ever their fault? They really are quite common in Second Life and one of the most common character traits they show is the deflection of anything negative. They [...]

The Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Said

The Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Said

I had a conversation yesterday which got me thinking about how I would frame the thoughts for todays blog. I was talking about past experiences and the other person said a short and very obvious when you think about it phrase 'abuse is not love'. After everything that happened a few years ago (which you [...]

The Beauty Battlefield

The Beauty Battlefield

I talked over the weekend about how I would rather lose my sight than sound. It got me thinking as I was writing it about how that might work in SL. After all what most people, including myself, enjoy about SL is the ability to make our avatars a gorgeous, slim, physically attractive version of [...]

Why I Rise for One Billion Rising and How You Can Too

Why I Rise for One Billion Rising and How You Can Too

"I don't come to Second Life for politics" I've read that a lot over the last 2 years on Facebook or other social media forums. I agree! To a point! For those of us that spend a lot of hours here though I think it has to be about more than shopping, adjusting our cheekbones [...]

The Person You Should Value Most Can Be Seen In the Mirror

The Person You Should Value Most Can Be Seen In the Mirror

Writing a blog where you talk openly about your thoughts and feelings can be like walking a tightrope sometimes. I know there are people that might read a post that is about them or about a situation involving them. That said, this blog was started as a place for me to write about those elements [...]