Skip to content

Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Pinterest

Retrospective Lily

Reflections on Faith, Disability, Blogging, Books & More!

Home
About
Blog
My Disability Story

Tag: success

Cleaning Out Defunct Blogs & Tips to Blog Successfully/Keep Going

May 10, 2019 Lily Pierce

Hi, friends. I’ve been cleaning out blogs from my followed sites, which got me contemplating why people quit blogging. In this post, I’ll muse a

Continue reading

Follow Retrospective Lily on WordPress.com

Categories

Categories

Most Popular Posts

Latest Instagram Photos

In my most recent book post, I discuss one of the most renowned books relating to mental illness. The protagonist is a thinly-veiled version of the author, and soon after the book's publication, the author committed suicide at age 30. . Though the actual plot is random, the languishing thoughts running through the protagonist's mind provide a glimpse into the headspace of a person with clinical anxiety or depression. Here, I react to some of those thoughts and to the perspective of a mentally ill person. . Post available on my site under the category "Classic Works." ✌️ #mentalillness #thebelljar #bookworm

'09-'19. Trying and failing to make the same facial expression. Also-- #scenekid 😂

Gerbera daisies are so pretty, they don't even look real 😍 #flowerbeauty

Tried to accomplish a certain hairdo yesterday but it got out of hand so I fully embraced the wild look. 🤣 #fallcolors🍁🍂

I seem to have a lot more books than I do time to read, so I appreciate nights like these when I can spend hours with my nose between pages. The book on the left is my new favorite because it's one of the most exciting and hilariously witty Victorian novels I've ever read. I just started the book on the right, and it's been extremely enlightening so far. 🤓 #victorianera #christianbooks

How many of you have witnessed this scenario: you're in conversation with a couple or a parent-child pair, and one of them says something, and the other one turns and snaps on them? Do you feel an instant pang of awkward pity for both of them? Yet, sadly and stupidly enough, most of us have been guilty of treating our loved ones with that same lack of grace and patience. It's tragic to me that so many people live in homes that feel like war zones because they are constantly attacking their loved one or being attacked. We have the power to set the tone of the environment we live in. Read more on my blog roll. ✌️👍 #wordpressblogger #patienceiskey #thegraceofjesus

Follow Blog via Email

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.