This morning, as I was waiting for my tea water to boil (because adulthood is mostly waiting for water to do things) I asked myself a totally normal, not-at-all-unhinged question: Can you see your reflection in boiling water? Science says no. Psychology says maybe you shouldn’t be trying. […]
The first crack of thundersends one dog scurryingtiny paws, frantic heart,vanishing beneath the coverslike a secret we pretend not to keep. Rain taps at the shutterslike a memoryI haven’t quite made yet.The kind that lives in muscle and moodbefore it ever finds words. The leaves sway lush, green,resilient […]
There are moments when the shadows of the past feel heavier than the steps I’m trying to take forward. Moments when the echoes of those who doubted, dismissed, or even hoped for my downfall whisper a little too loudly in my mind. But here’s the truth I know […]
Here we are, July 2nd. Halfway through the year, yet it feels like a lifetime since January. I remember stepping into 2024 with hope and a twinkle of optimism, the kind that only the end of December can muster. But life, ever the unpredictable trickster, had other plans. […]
You get some great, amazingly fantastic news. What’s the first thing you do? In the grand theater of life, where the spotlight seldom shines on good news, imagine a moment of sheer brilliance breaking through the clouds. Now, what’s the first thing you do? Well, allow me to […]
Apparently, we shouldn’t be afraid to suffer. Suffering is just one state of being. And, we all go through it in different phases and parts of our lives. If we can get through suffering. Embrace its emotional turbulence and ride along with it, the pain will lessen. That’s […]
Brain fog is a real thing. Drives me crazy that there are moments in which my brain zaps out. It’s not something I’ve ever really experienced. But these days, I find myself lost in space. I’ll look out the window or at a wall for a split second. […]
Sports. Everywhere you go, there is a sports game playing, a group discussing a sporting event, or a loud round of cheers can be heard. Football, soccer, or basketball are taking up a lot of mental and emotional bandwidth. And, yes the names of some of those sports […]
So. How was your day? A simple question. Yet, complex to ponder. There are many ways to answer this at the end your day. You can say it was ok and let that be. You can say it was horrible and let that stand. You can elaborate on […]
If I write something today it will be 121 days in a row of writing. Ever since I broke my over 1,800 days of writing I have been off and on the writing-wagon. I used to invest a lot of thought into my pieces. I used to try […]
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