Posts Tagged ‘steph palermo’
Why Did She Have to Eat the Apple?
I often pondered not only why Eve ate the forbidden fruit, but what actually happened in the moments immediately following The Fall. All religions, monotheistic and polytheistic alike, have oral and written traditions on humanity’s separation from the Divine. Most of the ancient civilizations like the Sumerians, Egyptians and Babylonians told stories of man’s creation…
Read MoreWhat Happened to Vinny?
Planning my trip to the desert strip was interesting this time around. We try to get to a few shows, including big headliners like Rod Stewart and Ray Romano. This time of year, many of the usual big names are taking a hiatus. So it was easy to convince my husband to see Donny &…
Read MoreHit Me With Your Best Shot!
Put up your dukes, let’s get down to it. Does life for me always have to be a fight? With my birthday just having passed, I look back not only over this last year, but over my life. As a young child I fought to keep it together when I was treated terribly, picked last…
Read MoreYou've Come A Long Way, Stephie!
I’ve come a long way from Medford (Meffa). This is a state of mind for me. As you continue to read my blogs, I can only hope you understand my words do not reflect my true feelings about Meffa or the reality of city living. On the contrary, I hold so many of you in…
Read MoreThe American Nightmare
I grew up just outside Boston, Medford (Meffa), in a neighborhood where the houses looked like Archie Bunker’s. We were pretty much low-income, except when my father hit it big on a football game, and we looted the mall with a vengeance before the well ran dry. I slept in the same bed as my…
Read MoreShe Let Go!
“Without a thought or word, she let go. She let go of the fear. She let go of the judgments. She let go of the confluence of opinions swarming around her head. She let go of the committee of indecision within her. She let go of all the right reasons. Wholly and completely, without hesitation…
Read MoreJust Steph
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Read MoreWarning: Take Care of Your Bodies!
This note is geared toward the twenty somethings, but applies to all. I have one major regret in my life. I did not take care of my body. In 2008, I chose to start eating healthy and increased my workouts. Although I am in great cardio vascular shape, feel fab and can pretty much keep…
Read MoreStop Projecting!
People will accuse you of what they do themselves. Do not spend energy worrying about what is projected on you: Psychological projection was first conceptualized by Sigmund Freud as a defense mechanism where a person subconsciously denies his or her own negative attributes by ascribing them to the outside world instead. Thus, projection involves imagining…
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