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HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE! Completely stuffed and ready for a nap! It is absolute wonderful to spawn the day with family around the dinning room table "including my little guy Dobby the House Cat" enjoying everyones company! This year we changed up a few things, new table setting and new recipes, and even tho I was a bit apprehensive the table looked great and the food was perfect! Change can be good, I will admit I fight change to much... I need to embrace it more! I think after that amazing meal that I cooked with my mum VS my mum just cooking herself I want to make it a new tradition of cooking every year together... Even when we are ready to kill each other when the kitchen gets to small LOL! I have shared some of my family's Thanksgiving photos below! I hope you have all enjoyed your holiday and please enjoy my families crazy holiday pop crackers crowns {English Tradition} LOL! God Bless! Talie Marie  So today I binge watched Stranger Things 2 and yes IT WAS AWESOME! Seriously looking forward to season 3! I have been thinking about one of the new characters “Billy Hargrove” played by Darce Montgomery, the new Hawkins resident bully! As most people know... I don't fancy bullies but Darce's performance along side his Co-Star Will Chase who played his father “Neil Hargrove” has opened my eyes to something bigger, something we generally don't see or think about when dealing with a bully.
The writer's Matt and Ross Duffer alongside director Shawn Levy have given a glimpse as to how a bully in certain cercumstances is created, how this young man who in one breath is charming and charismatic and in the next is cunning and down right cruel. I have dealt with my fair share of bullies in my time and the truth be told I have always thought if they had a stricter upbringing they wouldn’t treat others as they do... now my eyes have been opened to the reality that some bullies are simply being taught to bully. This has been on my mind since I watched the home scene in the “Hargrove Home”, I don’t want to go to deep into it because I don’t want to spoil it for anyone who hasn’t watched (Side Note: GO WATCH IT!) so bare with my somewhat cryptic thoughts. From the beginning I thought “Billy was just a typical bully, a boy who simply doesn’t give a shit about anything that doesn’t benefit him. Then later into the series I realized how my thinking of not only this character but more than likely bullies I have encountered in the past was rather narrow minded. I made assumptions that all bullies are just cruel and mean for kicks and I was wrong. UNDERSTAND I am in no way condoning the behavior I’m simply saying I see it from a different light and perspective. Matt and Ross Duffer and Shawn Levy have done something courageous in my opinion, they have shined a light on a subject that often gets overlooked, how violent actions of a parent can in turn teach a child to be violent to others. Domestic Violence is usually thought of as something between to adults, what about how that same violence can be directed at a child... The actions in how we treat others and treat children is how they developed into the adults they become. Now with that said not all children who come from households with domestic violence are violent or cruel, infact more often than not people who go through these experiences see the world with a kind and open heart. Sadly for “Billy” he takes it out on the world, when I was watching the scene between Darce and Will my heart broke. I wanted to reach into the TV and hug Billy, again the realization of Billy's home life doesn't make his actions acceptable. I myself have seen domestic violence and childhood sexual assault and for me personally I was always afraid, I never wanted to say or do the wrong thing to anyone. I always wanted to help people, see the good hidden within the bad. That is more likely than not the reason I have been hurt by people most would have normally walked away from had I not had those experiences. Sadly this had carried over into adaulthood for me... I’ve made strides to better assess situations... No-one adult or child should have to suffer through violence at home, if you or someone you know who has been through domestic violence click here to request a journal, everyone deserves a safe place to express themselves and heal. Back to the Stranger Things series!!! SO Great, Love this series! I can't wait for season 3, I hope it is sooner than later! If you haven't seen the series you are missing out! GO BINGE WATCH IT ASAP! I promise you won't be disappointed!!! Thanks for reading everyone! God Bless! Talie Marie  Hope is one of the most powerful emotions one can feel... Sometimes I feel it like a title wave and other times all my hope is lost. Truthfully from my experiences in dealing with both depression and anxiety hope can sometimes feel like a wish and a prayer. Change even in the smallest way can shake my hope and there is a lot of change happening in my life now.
So much in my life is changing and it's all for the better! For the past few years my life has been a roller coaster but now I have my life on a new path filled with hope for all of my goal both easy and hard... For a while I had lost hope that things would workout for the better, I allowed my discouragement to cloud my path to my own professional and personal success... NOT ANYMORE! I am surrounding myself with amazing and supportive people who are the driving force to my success and have been for quite some time. I've have learned however that people come and go in our lives and that's OK, but I must not let their absence affect how I move toward my desired future... Dwelling on the past is not the answer it is just part of the distraction. Learning from the past is whats important, good lessons or bad. Hope is sometimes what we think we have lost but in other times it is what we cling to the most... In our day to day lives we all feel hope at some point... Hope is a power that in my opinion can drive someone to achieve greatness or find peace in their lives... Long live the hope in all of us... Thanks for reading everyone, God Bless. <3 Talie Marie  Music is a powerful thing... It means something to writer/performer but it may speak a completely different message or meaning to the person listening to it... Sometimes I just put on my earbuds and lose myself in music. I find that certain songs can lift and lighten my heart and mind when I'm lost on my own emotions. Recently I have been listening to the song "Burning House" by country musician Cam, this song instantly struck a cord within my heart. During an interview on the radio Cam had talked about how this song was about a past love but for me the lyrics made me think of a past me... The me that was scared and afraid and would try to hide herself away from dealing with the emotions building up inside me... The section of song that speaks to me the most is: I've been sleepwalking, been wandering all night Trying to take what's lost and broke and make it right I've been sleepwalking too close to the fire But it's the only place that I can hold you tight In this burning house For so long I felt lost and broken with no end in sight, but as time went on and I discovered my own strength and courage and I was able to see that I wasn't broken. The truth is I feel like a different person all together... Who I was then is still apart of me but the person I am now holds that person I once was tight to ease the pain. I never want to be that person again but I also don't want to let her go, I wish I could go back in time as the person I am now to ease her pain and give her the feeling of safety and love. I have posted Cam's video below, take a few minutes to listen to this beautiful song... Thanks for reading, God Bless! <3 Talie Marie |
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