Diana Reader

"Sometimes I wonder why you even love me.  And why you ever chose to call me child." [Third Day, You Are Mine] A friend told me about a woman who was worried about her daughter's weight issues.  She was searching for books (listed below), advice, or something that would help her better grasp what her daughter was going through and know how to help her have a good self image.  My friend directed her to my blog, so this post is dedicated to her and her daughter.  I don't know your story, but I know what a difficult struggle body image can be to all genders, of all ages.  Most of us have either faced these issues, or loved someone who has been through body dysmorphia. Being addicted to alcohol, to nicotine, to pornography, to substance abuse, all of these things can be devastating.  Life threatening.  The hopeful part about it all though, is that by quitting you can be set free.  I've known people who have stopped smoking and never picked up anot...

"I think the things we want most in life, the things we think will set us free, are not the things we need." There's been a lot going on in my life lately, far too much to blog about, but it's given me a lot of thoughts.  Recently I've been super attentive to how people interact with each other in their relationships. The topic of this blog has been a long time coming. Without going into details, I've been cleaning out someone's house due to a changing environment.  Someone that had gone through divorce many years ago and never really recovered.  Bitterness enveloped this person, and it's so scary to think how much negativity can change you if you let it.  Unforgiveness really is the selfish man's poison. "I am afraid of rejection, and I am afraid that I won't feel the same way tomorrow, and I have no faith in the system that God made." [Blue Like Jazz] This idea alone has me second-guessing my trust in relationship, making ...

I really didn't want to write this blog.  I've been putting it off and putting it off, mostly because I don't even know where I want to take it, but it's something that keeps on knocking, keeps on asking.  So, here's to wherever this blog will lead. About a month ago I ordered a bikini from a magazine I've been getting.  I had this vision of what color, style, and design I wanted my swim suit to have, as I enjoy designing clothes as a hobby.  It's something I've never told anyone, but I have a sketch book I keep for myself and enjoy creating and designing various styles.  I don't sew clothes much, so it's not something I'll probably ever show anyone or pursue, but instead I'll draw it and then look for years trying to find something similar in stores.  Anyway, the bikini I ordered was about as close to my design as I was going to get, since I'd been looking for about four years, so I bought it.  I went through this whole contemplati...