http://hopenminded.com Im connected and connecting all the time. Sometimes I need a little eye opener and sometimes you do too. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:33:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have been one busy mother fucker. Ok so that might not be such a nice thing to say to most, but Im just to busy to give a rats ass. I play derby now. Let me tell you that when you play derby you either do it half assed ... http://hopenminded.com/2010/07/16/derbygreatnes/ Boy - hair dyed blond? Boy - dirty and smudged? Boy - in your mussed play clothes? Boy - bored and looking for a tree to climb? Your eyes avoid my smile. We pass, you are no more. Around I travel to find Boy - Your hair is bleached from too much sun. No roof protects ... http://hopenminded.com/2010/04/10/boy-no-more/ The  foreign creature. Stolen. Protective arms did not reach her. Screams and thrashing only bring more pain....quiet that now. Tuck it away, secrets of little girls. Don't frolic or giggle with the wind in your hair. Burned and dead as the gray hairs sprout. The Femalien emerges from old wounds. Pools of green. Mirrors reflecting. Acceptance and safety ... http://hopenminded.com/2010/04/10/femalien/ The following is my sad and pathetic attempt to say I wrote something during the time I have been missing from blogging. It's a lie. This is just my bio from face book. I tried to write some cool shit, but my seven year old kept stealing my damn fancy ... http://hopenminded.com/2010/04/09/it-all-counts/ It really did. I was so into the whole mommy thing and focusing on writing and just getting into shape and taking care of ME. Then I discovered Derby. I have been doing it now for just a few months and Im hooked. I don't ever want to quit. I ... http://hopenminded.com/2010/01/11/my-life-ran-away-with-the-derby-girls/ I have picked up a new addiction.  I have decided to become a roller derby girl.  I attended a bout 6 months or so ago and it was just beautiful to watch. Women in all different sizes moving there beautiful bodies in fast and rugged ways. I was mesmerized.  It ... http://hopenminded.com/2009/11/09/im-a-derby-girl/   Dear Hopenminded,   My fear of failure is a crippling force in my life. How do I overcome it and gain the confidence that is needed to accomplish my goals and get the things in life that I am after?   thank you, Fearing Failure           Dear Fearing Failure,   1. I got rid of assholes in my life ... http://hopenminded.com/2009/10/20/dear-fearing-failure/ First encounter: A hand up not a hand out. The man looked me in the eyes and gave of himself the inner most fears and insecurities he normally holds tight.  He was unafraid and shared fully letting out all.  Venting things he may not even want to share with his closest ... http://hopenminded.com/2009/10/08/a-few-moments/ No I'm not talking about those shameful things I used to do for money back in the day...... I'm talking about life. My life and all the exceptional kick assedness that it brings.  I have not had time for the relaxing things that I enjoy. Like helping people with their problems ... http://hopenminded.com/2009/10/07/spanked/ Oh my heart was all a flutter when I clicked on my saved link for Ask and Ye Shall Recieve, as I do everyday and found that the blog reviewed that day was mine. WOO HOO....FINALLY! Check out my blog review http://hopenminded.com/2009/10/01/weighed-and-found-not-so-wanting/