by Kimberly Anne Conway | May 8, 2026 | Reflections on My Journey
I was pulling weeds outside and my cats wanted to join me—they can only be outside if they are on a leash. Tank, my male, likes to have me in sight, whereas Hershey, my female, likes to be wherever I am. As I moved around the yard, I carefully arranged Hershey’s leash...
by Kimberly Anne Conway | Mar 29, 2026 | Reflections on My Journey
I am in a weird situation. For the first time in literally years, my depression has subsided. I have put off writing about it because I keep expecting it to come roaring back. It has been almost a year. I can feel it sometimes—like the dementors in Harry...
by Kimberly Anne Conway | Sep 25, 2025 | Reflections on My Journey
Many of us struggle or know someone who struggles with mental illness. It’s hard a path to travel. We feel alone and helpless. But there is help and hope. People struggle to understand why someone would choose death over life. It is pain. It is pain so intense it...
by Kimberly Anne Conway | Aug 11, 2025 | Reflections on My Journey
I came across this article on the internet today 15 Unwritten Teen Rules in the ‘70s. It was published three months ago by Ace Vincent, but I am usually behind on the “latest” news. I enjoy these types of articles, sometimes they bring back fond memories and sometimes...
by Kimberly Anne Conway | Jul 29, 2025 | Reflections on My Journey
I am experiencing the fragility of life, and I do not like it. The thought of losing loved ones is hard enough but walking by their side as they come to terms with reality, is difficult. Watching them look around their beloved home, knowing a move may be coming sooner...
by Kimberly Anne Conway | Jul 27, 2025 | Reflections on My Journey
There’s a chapter in my book titled “The Fairy Garden, Tending the Weeds.” I wrote about how surprised I was that the unattended garden had become overgrown with weeds, and the importance of tending to weeds both literally and figuratively, in our lives. This thought...
