THIS IS MY NAKED TRUTH

Skin! soo much skin. Skin to hide my scars, skin to hide my flaws. skin I cover with layers of garment.

Fear! soo much fear. it keeps me stagnant, not voicing it all out, when will I ever overcome it?

Words! never enough to express feelings. words that could change nations but am biting my tongue.

Love! soo easy to feel. soo hard to keep. Love, fades in n out, never in focus. pure souls that become one, eternal.

Attention! I crave it, like the air I breathe. seeking it for all the wrong reasons, from that one person. Just to look my way!

Relationships! soo gullible every time. I think with my heart not my brain. hurts me every time but the same cycle on repeat. when will I learn?

Self! am flawed, you are flawed, who isn't? soo much hope I feel, So long... So long I breathe, all can be overcome.

..........My Naked Truth
Yours Truly
Joey D damsel

THE ITCH LIST.... THE GOOD, THE CRAZY & THE INSANE

"You See chaos theory isn't really about chaos, it's about how a tiny change in a system can affect everything"

I know what you are thinking. What is this 'Change'?

Before I get to that, I would like to take you through Emily's Adventures...

While most of us look forward to having a bottle of wine and watching our favourite soap opera after a long working week, Emily from El Paso Texas was preparing for her own Friday night escapade in Las Vegas. And you know how the saying goes:

'What happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas'.

The 32 year old has spent the last years ticking off items from her bucket list. Hitherto she has dived out of a plane, gone hiking in an African jungle, auditioned for America's got talent show and lived with a tribe for a week.

Emily always felt that life was too short to have a boring- marathon lifestyle so she decided to live life outside her comfort zone. She lost her aunt to breast cancer and one statement her aunt said that changed her mindset forever;

'She wished she lived more, Travelled to Paris with the one she loved but she would always regret the things she didn't have the courage to do but that Emily should not make her mistakes and always find time for a little adventure'

This statement made Emily consider what she was doing with her life and if she was happy, and she realised she wasn't.

She took a leave of absence from her job and bought a one-way ticket to the UK and spent the past months travelling around the world and pushing her boundaries. People thought she was crazy for doing something so spontaneous and she told them.

'You only live once, so might as well make the most of it'

One of the craziest thing she has ever done was to travel to Vegas with the intentions of marrying a complete stranger. She went to a male strip club and met this Gorgeous Greek god who captured her attention with his moves and had the most amazing emerald eyes she had ever seen. She told him what she wanted to do, he laughed and said 'I like you so why not?
So she found a chapel and and there were around 30 people there but he didn't show up. She was embarrassed and red faced, so she looked into the crowd and asked if anyone wanted to marry her and a random guy said 'Yes'. They had to go through the process of getting it annulled within 24 hours. It wasn't consummated either.

She would say most of the things on her list were realistic while some were just dip-shit-crazy but she wouldn't have it any other way. She still travels every weekend and ticks off an item from her list. After years of this amazing adventure she can proudly visit her aunt's grave and say

'she has finally scratched her itch'

'Life is all about taking chances and doing the unimaginable'

'One day you will wake up and there won't be any more time to do the things you've always wanted. Do it now'

BUCKET LIST

1. Run with bulls

2. Marry a stranger in Vegas

3. Save a life

4 See the northern lights

5. Learn karate

6. Audition for a TV show

7. Adopt a pet

8. Hike in a desert

9. Speed dating

10. Kiss a celebrity

11. Sky dive

12. Go skinny dipping

13. Get a tattoo

14. Live with a tribe for one week

15. Visit Africa

16. Publish a book

17. Get in shape and have a bikini photo shoot

18. Learn a new language

19. Visit Paris

20. Go Horseback riding on the beach.....

Yours Truly
Joey D damsel

LOVE LOST..... A LETTER TO MY EX

Most times I watch a movie I think about you, about us, our adventures and times together. About what was, what could have been and never will be. You never put in the work to allow it blossom.

IN THE EYE OF A STORM...... LOVE, FINANCES, FAMILY

Susan Mayer: This is my story

I was just 16 and thought I could do anything but little did I know my whole life will change soon with one little decision. I had a boyfriend, who took my virginity got me pregnant and decided he was not ready to be a father. I found myself alone with no help. I did not have the courage to face my parents or my friends with the news. I was sure I would not have an abortion because I would be killing a life and did not want the guilt on my conscience.

SAME LOVE.......LGBT

David Knox growing up in a family of 3, he felt different like he was missing something. Always had the feeling that things weren't right and couldn't figure out why. Being born a Jew didn't help him either when he found out he preferred the same sex to the opposite sex. Not only was it frowned upon by his religion but it was also not legalised in the states.

MY HUMAN JOURNAL

You are my closest companion, though that changes with time, I wish you don't. Your name appears daily in my journal, where I imprint all I can't say to you.You might never know but when you do. How would you react?

.........My Human Journal

Yours Truly
Joey D damsel