Billie Best Blog : Page 10 of 36 : Living Out Loud

The Gender Trap

I don’t need to prove my feminist bona fides. Gender is a trap I’m side-stepping. I love him just the way he is.

I sit and sit and write and write. Then it happens. The big catastrophe. I read what I’ve written. And it sucks. So, how’s your day going?

Have a listen to my interview with Dr. Bruce Chalmers and Judy Alexander on their podcast, Couples Therapy in Seven Words.

There was only one path to this moment and it’s the path I took. That’s my big birthday revelation. Aging has a sweet spot, and I’m there.

When I slip into a bad mood, my inner Swamp Thing rises from the dark bog of my amygdala and the brain chemistry of irritation floods me.

I don’t believe in immortality. It’s like buying a long-term life insurance policy that starts after you’re dead.

A switch inside me flipped and my need to bring order to the garage disappeared. It’s a very small invisible victory.