Mostly Michelle Marie

Bringing Inside Thoughts Out

  • An Embarrassment of Riches

    I started writing this post on Christmas Eve 2018, three days after my party celebrating my retirement from the City of Folsom after 21 years of service. The good, the bad, the punching walls in stalls of the ladies’ room so I wouldn’t punch an actual person, such as that annoying next door neighbor that… Read more

  • Unanswered Prayers and Unimaginable Blessings

    Garth Brooks, Catholic school, desperate times and unanswered prayers. Read more

  • Yearning to Fly, Fearing the Fall

    Dreams of falling then flying when I was a child. Read more

  • The Committee That Is Me, Michelle Marie

    We have a mask we all take turns wearing when the one who is us is too tired to be caring. -the Committee An archer who’s aim is heavenward bent shall not stoop to a low nor evil intent. There is a committee inside my head that consists of multiple versions of the person who… Read more

  • The Star and The Angel

    Many moons ago, a star was struck by a passing comet that broke his arm clean off his star body. He was lucky enough to be able to save the arm, even though he was in shock and more than a little bit mad at the rude comet, flying while distracted. He put his arm… Read more

  • The Real Price of Ignoring Intuition, Premonitions and Promises Kept

    A certainty around how and when I was going to die plagued me in my youth; why I now listen to my intuition. Read more

  • Happy Not New Year

    Mid year reflection on New Years Resolutions and why I prefer Intentions instead. Read more

  • Traveling Back to Bury the Past

    When you can’t leave the past in the past, but you want to heal. Read more

  • Mother’s Day 2021

    It’s a long one…. Happy Mother’s Day to everyone who in any way has been a Mother. Special love going out to the Mothers who have lost children or are trying desperately to become a Mother. I’m sending you tons of love and support, compassion and prayer, as I know this day isn’t always a… Read more

  • The Journey of Curly Hair Acceptance and A Love Letter to Stylists Everywhere

    My hair is like my personality; it’s wild, stubborn, has its own way of expressing emotion and attitude. It’s curly and goes every which way, no matter what I do, no matter what I say. It fights against the orderly and sane, springing forth from my head like a snakes on a M-F**’ing plane, gone… Read more