#BrookeUnbroken

This week I was faced with a situation where my past was brought up in hopes of intentionally hurting me to my core.  This particular person tried to remain anonymous, but little does he know I called him out within hours.  He doesn't know I know it's him, because he cowardly tried to hide from his actions.  It's sad to think that after almost 20 years all he can do is sit around and try and sabotage who I am and what I have built.  Sure I have plenty of ways to contact him, but don't want to give him the satisfaction of knowing that he struck an emotion, or two for that matter.  Keeping quiet is not something that comes easily for me.  My biggest pet peeve is to be disrespected.  Not only was I disrespected in the highest of regards, but now I am faced with having to swallow it.  There's multiple reasons I am "forced".  Reasons I won't divulge for mainly my own sake...well and I guess for the sake of not going public with a name. I am one that doesn

They say life is a roller coaster. Whoever "they" is, is absolutely correct. We all have our ups and downs, some have more than others. Lately, I am one of the "some" of that statement. It seems I go through times in my life where nothing seems to go my way. If I try and look for the "why" to that sentence all that I can come up with is Karma is doing her work. In an effort to try and get out of this funk I am in, I decided to sit and put my thoughts on paper. So here are my thoughts...in virtual form. I'm not a perfect person. I've made a lot of mistakes, done a lot of wrong, and made a lot of bad decisions along the way. If I could go back and fix them I most certainly would, and in a heartbeat. But simple fact is there's not a damn thing I can do to fix it now. All I can do is accept what I did, say my peace about it. Undoubtedly I will make more in my future. So yes...Karma has a lot to work with here. I am a pretty simplistic pers