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 […]
A few days ago I noted my end-of-the-year tradition of selecting a word for the coming year. The word is meant to motivate or frame what is to come. I really enjoyed the year in which I selected the word “joy”. I continously reminded myself on varying situations […]
I love the heat. I could be completely comfortable in 84 degree weather. Even inside an apartment. Years ago when I went to Germany for Christmas I felt like I was going to die of frostbite even though I was throughly wrapped up in very warm, all-covering clothing. […]
Falling apart Corrosive Rusted Hardened Peeling Weathered Eroded soul A new world order
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 […]
There are some days when nothing is going to happen fast. Nothing. It’s those days where you put on your suit of patience and hope the best. The other morning I looked around and realized my day was filled up with turtles, snails and sloth. All slow moving […]
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 […]
Did the clock stop? Did the birds drop? Can I see from the top? Did my heart become a mop? Did I survive the bad crop?