ReinventingErica.com - The Lifecast




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reblogged from alanajoy
: Ch-ch-changes...

alanajoy:

There are two kinds of change. There’s the kind you create and the kind that is thrust upon you. Either way, change is inevitable. Fighting it is futile, nay… detrimental. The only way to have any semblance of control over change is to instigate it yourself.

I’ve spent the bulk of my life…


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reblogged from theangrytherapist
THE ANGRY THERAPIST: Closure

theangrytherapist:

Many believe they need to close a chapter before opening a new one. They see closure as a cleansing, a washing away, and they don’t allow themselves to move on until what is preventing them from moving on has completely dissolved. But if that’s the case, wouldn’t closure stunt growth? Not allowing…


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  • H: Why are you being so nice to me after everything I did?
  • D: Because I'm letting go of the outcome. Because I can't fix this for you. And I can't take responsibility for it.

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“ They say losing a lover is hard. Losing a friend is harder. And losing both is the hardest of all? What do you do when a piece of your life is suddenly missing. We know we’re supposed to move on - but how? How do you move on when there is a hole in your life that nothing can fill? ~ Erica Strange

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Sometimes…

I forget that I’m completely heart broken.  And then I’ll see something or read something, and this sadness washes over me. 

Sometimes - I’ll know right away what triggered the feeling and why…

Sometimes - I wish I could just keep forgetting.


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On Rumi

Since my last life - I’ve had an entirely new life. What I mean to say - is that over the last year or so - I’ve lived what feels like a lifetime.  An entire lifetime of new people, new experiences, new dreams, new places, new foods, new beliefs - new everything. 

It’s just like Rumi said: “Give up this life, and get 100 new lives”.

 Honoring the Impermanence of all Things. 


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I’m Crying

Over a direct message from a dear friend: 

“Growing up in the commonly understood sense is really quite pedestrian.  You, my love, are not pedestrian.”

I can’t tell you how wonderful it feels when another person gives me permission to be who I am - and not who they want me to be. 


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Stuff

Wow oh wow!  Major congrats to Qwiki.com for winning #TCDisrupt.  I called it.  Plus thinking about their technology kept me up all night last night.  I’m looking forward to meeting them in person - hoping I’ll have the opportunity to help them “Change The World”.  

How is it that I can completely and totally forget about a person who seemed so integral and important to my life just months ago?  Sometimes I think I’m too good at letting go.  

Like most geeks, I get so caught up in whatever new and shiny object is placed in front of me - and then I forget about or neglect everything else.  This is great for my love life - and terrible for my friendships.


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I Want…

To just dance around my room screaming how happy I am at the top of my lungs.  Yup.  That’s the kind of day it’s been.

I’m “Making A Baby” with one of my favorite people in the world (his words).  Which is code for launching a kickass project.  I think. 

An article I wrote for another blog went up today - and I even got a negative (personal) comment.  Which made me really happy - because I always say that you aren’t making an impact unless you’re polarizing people. 

I witnessed some mad innovation on the #TCDisrupt stage.  My head is still spinning from information overload.

#GoodDay