Here’s a short story. Maybe just a flashpoint. There was once upon a time a woman in grand despair because she let a mean-tempered evil human get to her. This evil human was a nasty individual who above everything else was self-serving. Meanwhile the woman in despair did […]
I don’t like beans. I don’t like the texture. Quite hard to enjoy. My family, on the other hand, loves beans. I’ve always been the odd one out in my family. And, that is totally fine with me. Is there any valid reason anyway to need to fit […]
I am someone who can readily compartmentalize. I have neat little boxes in my head of things that are both great and bothersome that I can keep seperated from one another. It’s a great tactic and coping mechanism. It means that even if one issue resolved I tend […]
Pretend someone gave you a blank canvas today. A blank sheet. Blank blackboard. What do you put on it? When faced with blankness there’s possibilities and there’s weariness. There’s hope. There’s fear. There’s readiness. There’s reticence. Today, take a blank canvas. Picture it. Grab one. Put something on […]
Possibilities. What a lovely word. Sometimes we are too focused on barriers, slights, and denials. But possibilities are so much more of a base to build from. It can take a bit of hard nudging to get people to hone in and believe in possibilities. But it can […]
It would be nice if everyone had a digital patch on them that sent you signals as to whether this person would be a match for you. I don’t mean a romantic match. I mean a friend, colleague, or acquaintance match. It would help to make one’s life […]
I don’t know how it happened Why it happened When it happened It just did The balloon just flew in Guided me on some steps I grabbed it and floated away with it The pink balloon just floats higher and higher But one day it may burst And […]
Empathy is everything. You can’t be human without it. Well, you can. But most certainly not a good human. Most know and understand that. Many strive for it. A few actively avoid it like the plague. It’s as if they turned off the empathy chip in their brain. […]
I’m a sunny curmudgeon. A good blend of being a New Yorker who lived in California for ten years. I like things done in a New York minute but I also have patience. I try to be kind to and have empathy for all. Well, for as many […]
Kate Middleton finally got her prince- Prince William. But she sure waited a long time. At least seemingly long per the media, family and friends. Well, actually a decade of dating can be long. Supposedly, when they got back together after their second breakup, they made a secret […]