I love to travel, try new foods, ingest caffeine, and watch political news coverage. A psychologist by training trying to bring a little common sense to it all.
There is much in life to celebrate. I truly believe that. Everyday I feel the need to either photograph the sunrise, belt out a tune or laugh a good belly laugh. Life is good. It can be. However, that doesn’t take away from the heartbreak one goes through. […]
Sharp shards of me Streaming down the coast Screaming for attention Sending frozen shivers across the back Subtlety in the background Silence needing to be extinguished Some dark days ahead, but Surely some light must emerge Shards of me shimmering in the moonlight
She was out and about early enough to get some thinking time before all of the hectic world came crashing down on her. Everywhere she looked, people’s lives were being disrupted and discarded. Everyone, or so it seemed, was disposable. Looking at this pile of garbage she had […]
I am not one of those people who has 2,000 facebook friends. When I see someone with that many, I just shake my head. Are there really 2,000 people you want seeing your gnocchi dish or kid’s finger paint? Maybe. I suppose some people want everyone to see […]
I’ve been in the corner Praying you won’t sink me under Cause you lose something you can’t replace Sinking weighted down by your cold stones Tried my best but didn’t succeed I should have known by now Stuck in reverse Hurt myself to see if I still cared […]
We are in the middle of September of a year that has either gone by too fast in that it barely existed or too slowly in that we are stick in a neverending morbid loop. Both perspectives are right. This year barely happened. Yet everything, or almost everything, […]
Relief Empty mind Word vomit Talk, talk, talk Find a spot of focus Tear at the seams No sewing kit No repairs Just outpour and flow The whiskey canteen overflows Emotions raw to the touch No easy path forward There never is Not should it be Earn that […]
I love the game of tennis. There have been some great players as well as personalities. I like the idea of hitting a ball with such ferocity and velocity. And, I most certainly appreciate the mix of intuition and strategy. Many years I ago I wrote about how […]
Nope. Not going to happen. No way. No how. No ifs or buts. No tantrums. No lies. No giving in. No budging. No crocodile tears. No time. No. Nope. No. She would keep repeating herself until she finally listened to herself. No more. She was no punching bag. […]
Everyday I give advice. Perhaps better described as guidance. Everyday someone tries to give me advice. Sometimes unsolicited. People try to get in my good graces or show how smart they are. Then I also end up talking to strangers who have all sorts of supposed good advice. […]
