I have been thinking a lot lately about the phrase “I’m done.” I wondered recently if being done is an emotion. Most people feel that it is. Some noted it’s a gumbo or stew of emotions. I most definitely know that being done is an emotion. And I […]
Well, it is 65 degrees in Los Angeles and that is about as cold as it gets. My son, meanwhile, is missing New York with grand ferocity. He misses the cold. He misses the snow. He finds it all refreshing. I am not too sure that I […]
We have entered the final stretch of the year that has been. December has marked the end of the year and the start of wintertime since ancient Romans solidified their first calendar. December can be beautiful when the snowfall first starts. And it can be dirty, mushy […]
It all seemed so mundane. But it wasn’t. It was also all so bland yet tedious. How had life become that way? She didn’t know. But then again she couldn’t feel anymore. She was an empty vessel just like any on that shelf. Except she would never be […]
It is amazing how many people do not think before they speak. I think we are advised from an early age that we should pause, listen and craft our messages. Sure, that becomes more and more nuanced from kindergarten onwards. Some people may not be as tactful as […]
I’m a New Yorker. I don’t drive. I’m a New Yorker in Los Angeles. And, I don’t drive. Yet, I like this phrase I heard recently “I drive my car without the brakes.” Sometimes life feels like we are rolling downhill quickly with no brakes. With no sense […]
The stone settled into her consciousness Weighing her down into a vat of anxiety She raised her hand and placed it on her heart It was still beating She steadied her mind Wishing for better days Hoping against hope Knowing change was a sloth She heard the voices […]
Stay calm Sigh Breathe Yell For it will change Have patience All that fluctuates will flatten Have you ever felt that you were in the middle of a cyclone? Tornado? Everything spinning all around and around. And not in a good way like that Dead or Alive song. […]
I like to laugh. Now that may seem as an odd statement to make. It would seem that everyone likes to laugh. Who can say no to laughing, really? Even curmudgeons are going to laugh every once in a while. I would even venture to guess […]
We’re four misfits who don’t belong together, we’re playing for other misfits. They’re the outcasts right at the back of the room. We’re pretty sure they don’t belong either. We belong to them. — Bohemian Rhapsody I believe that back in May, I watched my first trailer for […]
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