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Two 2020 Mantras:
Adapt or die, Vote or die

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Kelli Jae BaeliMay 18, 2020

ADAPT OR DIE. That’s the new mantra. Our world has changed, and don’t you believe for a hot minute the fairy tale that things will go back to “normal.” First, they haven’t been “normal” for the last three-plus years. Second, there is no way they ever will, because too much has changed, and there are things that SHOULD CHANGE. This is a flashpoint. A pivotal point in our history. We can take the opportunity now to implement all those things that got bogged down in various sociopolitical quicksands, and create a brighter future for us all. Or we can fuck … Continue reading →

Posted in frustration, SOCIOPOLITICAL, aggravation, life, problem-solving, Human Nature, elections, fear, angst, chaos, desperation, change, responsibility, disillusionment, voting, anger, ethics, morality, sadness, money, terrorism, honesty, harsh realities, death, crisis, grief, anxiety, despair, strength, danger, panic, risk, CHALLENGES & MISHAPS, CURRENT AFFAIRS, US Constitution, Founding Fathers, democracy, courage, immigration, education, betrayal, adaptation, racism, Climate Change, Planet Earth, Native Americans, 2nd Amendment, fascism, equality, pandemic, donald trump, COVID19, coronavirus | Leave a reply

This-Close:
another bitch of a ditch

Posted on March 14, 2020 by Kelli Jae BaeliMarch 14, 2020

Change is good, they said. I believe that’s true, most days. Especially since I feel I’ve been in a bitch of a ditch for the last 7 years. Well, not the same ditch. Different ditches. But ditches, just the same. Trenches, maybe. Foxholes. Caves? Anyway, I was ready for those changes we were finally able to make. My wife was about to get a small inheritance. Just enough to get us where we needed to go, if we were lucky. But the inheritance was delayed by various machinations, a few of them due to some abject assholery perpetrated by other … Continue reading →

Posted in frustration, SOCIOPOLITICAL, HUMOR, stress, life, fear, angst, chaos, HEALTH, change, disillusionment, money, harsh realities, crisis, moving, luck, anxiety, CHALLENGES & MISHAPS, CURRENT AFFAIRS, pandemic, donald trump, donald trump | 2 Replies

Charcoal Thursday Sale

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Kelli Jae BaeliDecember 1, 2013

I had stretched my budget to the limit at the end of this month, and wasn’t sure when my check would go in, but assumed I’d be spending Thanksgiving eating an avocado pocket sandwich, rather than something with turkey in it, to at least commemorate the holiday. But then, my check went in early, and I thought. “Hey, I should go buy some kind of turkey dinner now.” Well. It was a holiday, and I knew many things would be closed. I just hoped at least one of the grocery stores would be open. So I got in my van … Continue reading →

Posted in HUMOR, aggravation, stress, Human Nature, chaos, harsh realities, Walmart, anxiety, HIGHLY SENSITIVE PERSON (HSP), Thanksgiving | Tagged crowds | Leave a reply

Being a Delicate Organism

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Kelli Jae BaeliSeptember 9, 2017

Highly Sensitive People are, as the moniker suggests, acutely aware of stimuli. Which is one reason I prefer the designation of Highly Aware Person. HAP. I’m a Hap. A Happy. Sounds much better to me than being called “Highly Sensitive” which carries with it a rather pejorative tint. But HSP is the most commonly used acronym in reference to us, and so I feel a bit obligated to use it. HSPs are often aware of sensory input that others miss. We are about 20% of the population, and this Sensory Processing Sensitivity is found in around 100 other species, as … Continue reading →

Posted in stress, life, RELATIONSHIPS, Behavior, problem-solving, quirks, Human Nature, chaos, PSYCHOLOGY, change, DOMESTICA, harsh realities, crisis, moving, triggers, Relocation, strength, Sensory Processing Sensitivity, HIGHLY SENSITIVE PERSON (HSP), personality, CHALLENGES & MISHAPS, EMOTIONS, sacrifice, courage, coping skills | 2 Replies

Word Count & a Teeming Brain

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Kelli Jae BaeliSeptember 30, 2012

One writer mentioned on her blog that she hates it when other writers have word count widgets on their blogs. It was as if they were showing off how much writing they got done. She didn’t do word counts herself because there were times when she took writing out and replaced it, and then the word count stayed the same even though she might have had a perfectly good day’s writing under her literary belt. I have word count meters on my blog, but not for the reasons the aforementioned writer says. I have a word count meter because first, … Continue reading →

Posted in life, fear, chaos, CREATIVITY, PSYCHOLOGY, change, Kelli Jae Baeli, WRITING LIFE, Sensory Processing Sensitivity, HIGHLY SENSITIVE PERSON (HSP), sensitivity, WRITING, Writer's Block, evergreen | Tagged motivation, Keats | Leave a reply

Stupid, Honorable, High-Road Seeking Fool

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Kelli Jae BaeliJuly 31, 2013

In a post from a few years ago (two posts, actually, under Going to Denver Because You’re Dead) I chronicled this transition of moving to Colorado to start a new life; again reinventing myself, with the hope of somehow finding my new place in this ever-changing, ever-challenging world.  I got rid of three-quarters of everything i owned, packed a U-Haul trailer behind my Cherryot, and off I went. A journey that lasted 30 hours on many days of little sleep. By the time I arrived in Denver, i was exhausted, lost, and had this sensation of being on another planet. … Continue reading →

Posted in frustration, Aging, depression, aggravation, stress, life, RELATIONSHIPS, conflict, PTSD, problem-solving, exes, Human Nature, Driving, guilt, women, meaning, fear, phobias, love, friendship, angst, chaos, loneliness, desperation, change, disillusionment, anger, betrayal, sadness, hope, disability, purpose, harsh realities, crisis, moving, Colorado, need, grief, luck, Relocation, U-Haul, midlife crisis, domestic violence, anxiety, apartment, despair, Lakewood, Sensory Processing Sensitivity, HIGHLY SENSITIVE PERSON (HSP), sensitivity, panic, WRITING, Xanax, Writer's Block, Social Psychology, trust, CHALLENGES & MISHAPS, EMOTIONS | Tagged loss, anxiety attack, partners | 2 Replies

Why not Me?

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Kelli Jae BaeliAugust 30, 2013

Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning author, Pearl S. Buck  said, “A human creature born abnormally, inhumanely sensitive. To them… a touch is a blow, a sound is a noise, a misfortune is a tragedy, a joy is an ecstasy, a friend is a lover, a lover is a god, and failure is death. Add to this cruelly delicate organism the overpowering necessity to create, create, create~ so that without the creating of music or poetry or books or buildings or something of meaning, their very breath is cut off…They must create, must pour out creation. By some strange, unknown, inward urgency … Continue reading →

Posted in frustration, depression, stress, life, RELATIONSHIPS, Driving, meaning, fear, romance, friendship, angst, chaos, CREATIVITY, loneliness, desperation, PSYCHOLOGY, disillusionment, AUTHORS, anger, Social anxiety, sadness, harsh realities, self-awareness, socializing, anxiety, despair, Depressive Realism, Sensory Processing Sensitivity, sensitivity | Tagged introversion, Dr. Elaine Aron, PhD | Leave a reply

Vamoosing

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Kelli Jae BaeliMarch 11, 2013

Suspended my Netflix account. Still packing, desperately needing boxes. Downstairs, I pulled up everything in that storage room, which was the contents brought so far from storage when I actually thought I was going to be living here permanently, and her mother had finally moved, so I could do that. But only after we had ripped up the carpet down there and cleaned the unbelievable nastiness her mother lived in. bleach fumes, up and down stairs, aching body. I realized I would have to leave some things behind because it wouldn’t fit in my car or in storage, and I … Continue reading →

Posted in frustration, depression, aggravation, life, RELATIONSHIPS, fatigue, pain, conflict, problem-solving, exes, experience, lesbians, Human Nature, Driving, fear, friendship, angst, chaos, desperation, PSYCHOLOGY, HEALTH, change, lies, disillusionment, abuse, anger, betrayal, sadness, disability, police, stairs, money, DOMESTICA, harsh realities, mental illness, crisis, moving, Colorado, herniated disc, liars, injury, PEEVES, Facebook, Relocation, U-Haul, TRAVEL, storage, domestic partnership, singlehood, domestic violence, anxiety, strength, PHILOSOPHY, Sociology, cats, CHALLENGES & MISHAPS, EMOTIONS, CURRENT AFFAIRS, sacrifice, courage, coping skills, LAW, court, arrest | Tagged breakups, loss, hotel, Netflix, packing, victim, probation, credit, cowardice | Leave a reply

Cranky-Panted Chaos Theory

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Kelli Jae BaeliFebruary 4, 2008

Okay, i know everyone has those times when they feel that the Universe is out of alignment and things are just not gellin’ like a melon, but it still causes me great consternation. I am trying to frame it differently in my head… A series of things have led to my generalized condition of CRANKY-PANTS….1) I discovered that after 6 months of trying to make a relationship work, it was doomed from the start, and then after moving on to friendship, had to endure a personal attack, (see “et tu brute” on this blog) and2) Then I discovered that this … Continue reading →

Posted in angst, chaos, universe | Tagged MySpace, cranky | Leave a reply

Orbital Chaos Theory

Posted on September 17, 2007 by Kelli Jae BaeliSeptember 17, 2007

In regard to personal growth as human beings, I have developed what I call the Orbital Chaos Theory Model. We are all in an orbit, and some of us are closer to Source than others, even though there is no “Echelon mentality” about it–meaning, we are all equal in our humanity, yet evolving at our own pace…. The closer to Source we get, the fewer kindred companions we have…there are more people on the outer rings….fewer on the inner ones…every so often we line up with someone else. Rarely are they on the same orbit, sometimes they are on the … Continue reading →

Posted in RELATIONSHIPS, chaos | Tagged orbital, model | Leave a reply

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