For weeks now, nothing has been quite right. Nothing had felt like a right fit. Overnight, my life changed a few weeks ago. And, I have gone through numerous permutations of how to get things done. I’ve tried to find many ways to keep things the same. It’s […]
She entered the old building on a lark. On a dare. She walked and walked, feeling her goosebumps take hold. She came across some old silverware randomly laid out. She picked them up and a knife fell. She stared in horror at the knife. She knew that it […]
I am a bit of a silly person. I am still often surprised when people do bad things. I am still in shock, at times, when people show no shame and no compassion. I often ask myself how do people walk around this earth doing bad things? I […]
I have not had a lot of time as of late to sit down and write. Work, useless discussions, tears, and feelings of guilt have dominated my time. It’s a merry-go-round of emotions around here lately. And, moments of introspection and reflection book-end my days. It is with […]
Maya Angelou: “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” Believe people when they show you they are a grifter. And, remember, grifters are going to grift. You shouldn’t expect otherwise. Don’t be scandalized. Stop the grift. Don’t change, shame, or blame. Grifters won’t […]
I used to love the Oscars. Loved watching the nomination announcements. I loved casting my own ballot. I even enjoyed throwing a few Oscar watching parties. Then, little by little, I stopped going to the movies. Then, little by little, I had no sense of connection to the […]
Here’s the truth right off the bat. When you lose a loved one, conversations become awkward. People fumble for words. They feel sorrow on your behalf. Often, they want to help. Many will reflexively ask how can I help? Meanwhile, you feel overwhelmed and bombarded. You may find […]
Today, we enter the Year of the Rabbit. I must say I haven’t been keeping track of the days this past week, and the lunar new year falling on this Sunday caught me by surprise. We are entering the year of the Rabbit or, more specifically, the Year […]
I’m tired. Haven’t slept, really slept, in days. Maybe it’s being in this semi- state of perpetual tiredness, but I saw a quote that just stayed in my head all day. Thinking is difficult; that’s why most people judge I’ve seen this quote before. It’s believed to be […]
The other day, I was lamenting the fact that a certain pizza place didn’t seem to ever work out. Whenever we ordered delivery, either the delivery person would go the wrong way, the pizza would arrive cold, or have the wrong toppings. Yet, we would keep giving them […]
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