There are signs everywhere and in everything. Stop. One way. Don’t turn right. But so many people miss them. Walk right on by. Drive through. Never look up. And those are the signs on the streets meant to keep us safe. There are other types of signs. I […]
I think, but I cannot say, with any certainty, that at one point people felt that ethics and ethical behavior mattered. I’m sure I sound like a jaded, New Yorker. I am a New Yorker, afterall. But it may very well be that ethical behavior is on a […]
I was doing a listening tour of sorts the last few weeks. There’s an awful number of stressed out people. Many are very stressed. Some even anxious. It seems emotions are layering one on top of the other. And, many people are at their breaking point. Or, as […]
When you live in the shadows much can be nefarious much can be uncertain much can be unsettling Many don’t chose to be in the shadows Many don’t have a choice But when there is a light you must embrace it If someone turns on the light thank […]
It can be tempting to get caught up in life’s tenebrosity To get mired in the murkiness To be enveloped in darkness And remain rooted in the twilight hour But happiness through light is everywhere Sometimes it is easily seen And sometimes its easy to pinpoint luminosity […]
Life is a pattern that zigs and zags It bobs and weaves It ebbs and flows How you find your brags How you find your reprieves How you find your glows Is the dance of life Even if it appears to be so There is no straight path […]
This weekend was a lovingly and joyously a bit atmospheric transporting me back to some unforgettable trips I have taken in the past. In being so transported, I dreamt of travel and longed to pack my suitcase and go somewhere. Anywhere. Well, not exactly anywhere. But almost anywhere. […]
It’s time to vault into the universe I promise you won’t fall Your warm nature will help you rise A bounty within your reach A rainbow for you to slide on A nexus of stars to help you shone brighter You will ricochet to and from my heart […]
The past year or so I have taken to writing some flash fiction pieces. I love looking at a photograph and coming up with a backstory and a future space in which it lives and breathes. I like it also because it allows me to cut back […]
So often we keep to ourselves. So often we work in silos. So often we ignore the person seated next to us. Caught up in our posts, likes and latest gossip bit. We miss the pain in the hearts of others. We miss the tremoring lips on the […]