Throughout the course of life we take a lot of hits. Sadly, even from birth life can be tough and battering. It can feel as if we’re in a rickety lifeboat being battered about in a big storm. One storm after another. Yet, one can survive them for […]
It’s almost midnight. And, rather unexpectedly I started humming to myself the song Midnight Train to Georgia. I have never really listened to the song. I just did in order to see what my humming was about. That song is actually rather sad about shattered dreams and returning […]
Every year there’s a word that stands out. Maybe a few. And they compete to be the word of the year. Just like Time Magazine names a person of the year. I suppose it’s an honor to be named such a person. I wouldn’t mind being named person […]
To hope for hope. Is that a bad thing? Hope is eternal, or so they say. People often encourage others to not lose hope. However, hope can turn to despondency when hope is a time thief. You wait and wait. Then there’s no relief. Yet, giving up on […]
There are moments where I have a little chuckle when someone says that tomorrow they will get something done. We’ve been waiting weeks but tomorrow will be the day. Delay tactics we’ve all experienced them. There are times, however, when tomorrow is not so much a delay tactic. […]
It’s the beginning of the week and the world is in tumolt. School will be starting soon, if not already. Countries are flailing. We can give in to the chaos or remain calm, steady and clinging to hope. For it is a small world. It’s a world of […]
A little razzle dazzle A bit of paprika and safron Tap and line dance Swing and sing The masks bite our tongue But are eyes are sparkling If you let them
It’s a bit of a cliché, but you have to be a bit tough to be a New Yorker. Fast times. Quick breaks. Snowy, icy sidewalks. Trains that at times randomly skip stops. Huts with snow all around them for outdoor dining. Yes, we’ve learn to eat out […]
Struggling against the wave The life vest far away The rescue boat filling with water The cold air pushing me down Tap, tap, tap Gasping for air Holding tightly to hope I refuse to sink
There are so many lists out there. A to-do list. A run of show list. A shopping list. There’s even a book, which I admittedly bought, called The Checklist manifesto. I myself make a rather lengthy daily to-do list with two columns: work and personal. For a while […]
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