There are many bad feelings to experience in daily life. There are good ones to be sure. Afterall, I’m a sunny curmudgeon. However, there are those bad feelings that erode at your soul. So much so that you feel you need a tetanus shot for your emotional skeleton. […]
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh Pitter patter Inhale, exhale The earth is turning, tilted at a high speed Mind racing Eyes darting Heart pounding Yet, it’s all numb Not a single feeling Emotion long gone Anesthetized beating heart in icy veins Nothing matters For none of it is real
I used to be punctual. Always on time. I still pretty much am. However, I’ve slipped behind here and there. What’s worse is that I have come to accept that as tolerable irtitating trait in others. I used to have a schedule. I had my words laid out. […]
She woke up groggy yet alert. A weird juxtaposition of emotions. She felt groggy from the medications but she was clearheaded as well. She knew what she had to do for she was not going to allow them to take her joy. She wandered downstairs and asked him […]
There is a lot going on in the world right now. And, that is a rather trite understatement. There’s too much going on in the world and in our heads. It’s one battle after another. One movement forward, on movement backwards. It’s all topsy turvy. Some people take […]
This year has been an exercise in turning the sound down. Ignoring the noise. This much-needed exercise for me has been at the personal, professional, and societal level. Earlier this year, a dear friend tried to calm me down by telling me to ignore a particular person who […]
Everyone is in need of a form of connection. Well, maybe not everyone. There are those happily removed from everyone and everything. But for the most part people desire and even crave a connection. During pandemic times, even moreso. The holiday season is starting up. Well, I already […]
Sometimes a phrase stays stuck in one’s head. A phrase runneth over. A phrase on repeat. Today, it was a random phrase of swiss cheese and molasses. I kept repeating that phrase to myself. Swiss cheese and molasses. It captures my life perfectly right now. There are so […]
She woke up early anticipating what was to come. She knew sge was blinded ny love, hate, fear, and hope. She was a walking smorgasbord of contradictory emotions. Her heart was all rapid palpitations. She had no way of calming her heart. She just had to keep walking […]
Often we wish people a good morning or a good evening. At this point, I don’t even know what that may mean. At times, they just seem to be empty phrases. Rote. They come out of our mouths before we even realize that we are stating these we […]