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Author Tamara Dawn Posted on May 15, 2021May 14, 2021Categories journal, reflection, transition, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerability, waitingTags , , ,

A little of this and that…

This blogpost may end up being kind of random as I’m finding it hard to pinpoint one thing that’s really heavy on my heart or mind… but as I always say.. I can only give yall what I have… To start though, it’s worth noting that I’m on vacation right now, and between the six-hour drive from there to here, and the slooowed down pace to my days, I’ve had a lot more time to reflect than even the pandemic … Continue reading “A little of this and that…”

Author Tamara Dawn Posted on May 1, 2021May 1, 2021Categories decisions, friendships, growth mindset, journal, reflection, relationships, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerabilityTags , , ,

I’m glad that’s over…

I’ve never been more happy for a month to be over… April was wild… It was a hella busy month… it feels like I took a lot of L’s… and I started having these weird muscle spasms and/ or stiffness in my neck and upper back… Don’t get me wrong though… there were good things that happened as well… but I can honestly say that the bad outweighed the good… However… None of the previously mentioned things can remotely come … Continue reading “I’m glad that’s over…”

Author Tamara Dawn Posted on April 15, 2021April 17, 2021Categories growth mindset, isolation, journal, reflection, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerabilityTags , , , ,

The watery release…

Of all the things that I can think of that I dislike doing, I am pretty sure that crying is pretty damn close to being at that top of that list if it’s not already in the number one spot… I hate crying… And though I am pretty sure that the average person is not a fan of crying… most of the time when I can feel that I am about to cry I stuff my emotions so that it … Continue reading “The watery release…”

Author Tamara Dawn Posted on April 1, 2021April 17, 2021Categories decisions, growth mindset, journal, reflection, relationships, single, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerability, waitingTags , , , , 1 Comment on These can’t be my only options…

These can’t be my only options…

It’s always kind of funny when I sit down to type out a post… when I don’t really want to dive into the topic that’s weighing on my heart and mind… I guess ironic would be the more appropriate word since I’m not exactly laughing… but it’s ironic because I pride myself on being transparent… I mean I share my struggles so that others don’t feel alone in theirs… sometimes I wish I wasn’t this way because it forces me … Continue reading “These can’t be my only options…”

Author Tamara Dawn Posted on March 15, 2021April 17, 2021Categories grief, journal, reflection, transparency, Uncategorized, vulnerabilityTags , , ,

Grief journal… avoidance

On my podcast I often say, “I can only give yall what I got…” That’s the way that I record my content… but more so it’s the way that I’ve always lived my life… unapologetically me because I really can only give the world what I have to offer… no more… no less… But right now that mantra feels like a double-edged sword as I’ve been sitting here for a while, allowing myself to be distracted, so that I don’t … Continue reading “Grief journal… avoidance”

Author Tamara Dawn Posted on March 1, 2021April 17, 2021Categories decisions, growth mindset, isolation, journal, reflection, transition, transparency, waitingTags , , ,

The journey from here to there…

I remember hearing this teaching where the instructor was explaining the process that a seed goes through to become a plant… The first thing that the gardener does is prepare the dirt and dig a hole… Then they put the seed in the hole… After they’ve placed the seed in the hole… they cover the seed with dirt so that it’s buried… the seed is also alone and isolated while it’s buried… After that the gardener waters the seed as … Continue reading “The journey from here to there…”

Author Tamara Dawn Posted on February 15, 2021April 17, 2021Categories friendships, journal, reflection, relationships, single, transparency, Uncategorized, waitingTags , , , ,

Getting to know You…

I see so many people talk about how hard this is to accomplish… but if I’m honest, making new friends as an adult has been pretty easy… Now I guess I should note that most of these adult friendships have been formed with coworkers or people who I’ve met at whatever church I was attending at the time… So oftentimes it was not hard to find common ground to build rapport upon… But now that I’ve decided to venture into … Continue reading “Getting to know You…”

Author Tamara Dawn Posted on February 1, 2021April 17, 2021Categories journal, reflection, transparency, Uncategorized, waitingTags , ,

I Really feel like It’s chasing Me…

I keep going back and forth about how I want yall to ride my train of thought throughout the duration of this post… but since I can’t seem to come up with a more appealing way to express these thoughts… I guess I’ll just put them out there… I’m pretty sure that I’ve spent the past 5 and a half years feeling like I was racing to escape death’s grip… Ok so there you go folks… I told you there … Continue reading “I Really feel like It’s chasing Me…”

Author Tamara Dawn Posted on January 15, 2021April 17, 2021Categories advice, decisions, journal, reflection, transparency, waitingTags , , ,

In the waiting…

I’ve never really been a fan of processes… or journeys… or whatever word you want to use to describe the, oftentimes, lengthy period of time that one has to endure to get from here to there… (wherever there may be…) And it’s not the hard work, discipline, or determination needed that I have an issue with… Because honestly, I get a sense of pride when I push myself beyond what I initially thought I could and accomplish things I didn’t … Continue reading “In the waiting…”

Author Tamara Dawn Posted on January 1, 2021April 17, 2021Categories advice, friendships, isolation, journal, reflection, relationships, UncategorizedTags , , ,

So what’s my future…?

So I guess this is my first blogpost of 2021… That seems like such a weird statement to type… And it’s kind of crazy how I suddenly feel this odd amount of pressure to set the tone for the new year with this post and write something super positive and uplifting, now that all of the hell we endured throughout 2020 has ended forever… Yay!! *cue the confetti and fireworks and other celebratory devices* Sorry to disappoint you if that’s … Continue reading “So what’s my future…?”