As an executive I often tell my team that it is ok to fail. Not a catastrophic failure, mind you. Yet, a failure doesn’t make you a failure in life. It means you’ve had an opportunity to gain knowledge in a difficult situation. That is, if you allow […]
It’s a day to be fun and freewheeling Mirth gurgling to our tops Catch the pretty flowers And the murals that make you long for summer But enjoy the spring ride Even with the allergies propping up The greens, reds, and purples Bring a feast to the senses […]
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 […]
About three years ago, I was moving cross country (yet again) and I needed to get rid of items. I got rid of stuff for symbolic purposes. I was leaving my beloved New York after having been there for ten years in that last stint. I leave, […]
For the last six months or so, I have a friend that has been, sadly, very sick. I believe I have been sharing bits here and there about it. But I can’t share too much out of maintaining a sense of privacy for her and her family. […]
“I’m a say all the words inside my head I’m fired up and tired of the way that things have been, oh-ooh” […]
This past week has been trying to say the least. I also have a lot of tasks I have to complete the next few weeks as I work to move my family from Puerto Rico out west. Yet, the situation there has been more and more infuriating. My […]
Done with your lies Your ego trips Your disingenuous sighs Done with your false morality And manufactured outrage And bully eyes pushing an evil duality Done with your smirk Which you try to pass as insight But just come off as a jerk Done with your condescending bit […]
There’s no way to escape the truth Even when we lie to ourselves Our truths linger in the precipice Our lies bleed onto our conscious The truth’s hangover is deep Waves of guilt pushing out the venom Crying only brings more pain Nose to the bowl […]
When you make it to 5pm and haven’t yelled at anyone, thought someone was insane, or managed to not bite your nails all the way down, it was a good day. Sometimes you look at your fit bit for the time and you think you are free from […]
