Rose Marie Machario

I am not the girl next door, nor will I ever be. I'm not a size zero, nor will I ever be. I'm not a perfect ten, nor will I ever be. I'm not a runway model, nor will I ever be. I'm no longer wishing to be what I'm not, nor will I ever again. When I was a young girl I was never considered to be pretty. I was always picked on, and none of the boys noticed me. I was a nice girl, always trying to be friendly with everyone, especially the new students that would join our class,

G.P.S. Great Positive Steps Life is so unpredictable. One minute you're trying to figure things out, the next minute you're repeating yourself. You suddenly spiral out of control and hope to land on your feet. Once the dust clears, when you find out where you've landed you can brush yourself off and look all around. Eyes wide with wonder at what you could have never imagined before, the path you've been searching all along. The road in front of you may not be pav

I'm not the person I dreamt I would be. I've not ac complished my goals I set for myself in life. I've not been able to find my path and I feel lost. I'm still that scared insecure little girl with big dreams. But even the biggest dreams sometimes never come true, no matter how much I want believe in them. I want to be the strong woman that I set out to be. I feel as if I'm failing. If I could sustain my confidence I might have a chance to heal. Right now I only see mys

It's another hazy day. Do you ever stop to smell the rain? The temperature is cool. It hasn't become a sticky hot day yet. I can smell the rain. A cool breeze is blowing in from the east. Perhaps help is on the way. I want to wait out the storm. But will it ever pass. I can hear answers in the wind. I watch the animals return to their homes. Mother Earth embraces them in shelter. I want to be among them. Are we really safe there? I want to follow their lessons. I hea