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Two 2020 Mantras:
Adapt or die, Vote or die

Kelli Jae Baeli 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

Thoughts Before the Knife

Kelli Jae Baeli Posted on May 24, 2017 by Kelli Jae BaeliSeptember 11, 2020

I am terrified. I am courageous. I have braved so many things that terrified me. Things I thought I’d never survive. And here I am, “having survove.” I understand that my fear is born of the unknown, where the most potent fear often makes camp. While this is a brand new experience that has no equal, no comparison, I know more now about what is happening to me than I ever have before. And each time I learn more, I have one more tool in my tote to get this job done. I say frequently that You have to be … Continue reading →

Posted in stress, life, surgery, meaning, fear, hope, harsh realities, gynecology, GYN, anxiety, strength, courage, menopause, hysterectomy | Leave a reply

Being a Delicate Organism

Kelli Jae Baeli 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

Nietzsche, Relationships & the Creative Abyss

Kelli Jae Baeli Posted on February 3, 2012 by Kelli Jae BaeliFebruary 22, 2012

One of the more useful lessons I’ve learned in my life is that we often have habits about how we deal with things, based on a set of information that may not be applicable anymore. This is why I have to do revisions. I have to re-vision something—look at it again—in order to discover whether or not the method I’m using still applies. Life is about change, and sometimes things change just enough, so that what you have always done is no longer a solution to the new situations and conditions that you are now experiencing. I might be squishing … Continue reading →

Posted in RELATIONSHIPS, fear, CREATIVITY, muse, loneliness, writer, WRITING LIFE, strength, HIGHLY SENSITIVE PERSON (HSP), WRITING, Writer's Block, Nietzsche | Leave a reply

To Be or Not to Be

Kelli Jae Baeli Posted on May 7, 2011 by Kelli Jae BaeliDecember 5, 2011

Damaged people live among us. They deny, they lament, they scream, and think no one hears them. So they self-medicate, create grand illusions of fictive comfort, and when those fictions fail them, then finally, they descend into the abyss of helpless despair. When we hear our elders speak of “the good ol’ days”–we mustn’t dismiss the significance of those simpler times. They matter, because all those hordes of damaged people would have been fine in 1952, but now, they have to deal with chaos and war and complications and the economy and drugs and challenge and an ever-increasing onslaught of … Continue reading →

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Vamoosing

Kelli Jae Baeli 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 →

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