Sure, Valentine's Day is a highly commercialized holiday (like the rest of them, right?) and it's tough to be around people in love if you're not in a relationship on this day.  And some might say "why do we choose just one day out of the year to celebrate loved ones when we should be doing that everyday?"... Fair enough.  It's no wonder people cringe at the first sighting of a dozen roses or a heart-shaped balloon attached to a co-workers desk on this day.



But, like anything…

So, I think the Universe thought, "Oh, Brooke, you've been having it too easy lately.  Let me throw a zinger at ya so you have something to work on."  Cuz that's exactly what happened.  People happened. People with their own stuff happened.  People who must be suffering because all they seem able to offer the world right now is a whole lot of negativity and ugliness.  But what do you do when all that negativity becomes a direct assault on you?!



Let me tell you what my natural…

I know it may seem as though I'm making a big deal of having my wisdom teeth extracted, but this experience has really thrown me more than I ever could have anticipated!  It's been a challenging week, not only physically but emotionally as well. 



Physically what has happened is that my body has responded poorly to the narcotics (but really, whose body responds well to these toxic drugs?)  I've been having some unmentionable complications as a result of taking them.  Not to…

If you are anything like me, you have struggled with allowing others to help you when you need it. There may be many reasons we don't accept help. One reason might be that we've learned somewhere along the way that asking for help or even needing help is a sign of weakness. (and yet, who on this planet never needs assistance from anyone??) Or perhaps we are so fiercely independent that we are in complete denial of or lack awareness of ever needing help.  Or worse...maybe we believe…