I don’t know who needs to hear this. I don’t know who needs to repeat this over and over again. Here’s the deal. I bring too much to the table to be treated like a napkin. I have earned a seat at the table. I am full of […]
My son has some very interesting opinions. He is a bit stubborn as well. He gets that from me. Thus, I can’t readily complain about that characteristic. He is also quite warm and funny with some good comedic timing. He’s all that and more. As he is now […]
Dusk into dawn. A storm is coming and the night winds will howl as fiercely as a hyena tearing apart its kill. There was no refuge to be had. All was going to be out in the open. Accusations and defenses flying into the eye of the storm. […]
True grit. Grinding down. Walking through the pain. Maybe hunched over but don’t back down. It may be hell, but your feet can stand on the hot coals. Hell can stop a few. But it can also push you to be strong. Grit. Going through hell is no […]
Her hearing was phenomenal. Super sharp. It always was. It had to be. It was a defense mechanism growing up. When she would hide from the monster she needed her sense of hearing to be on point. She needed to even hear his nostrils flare. Today was no […]
It’s a rainy, stormy day in New York City. The storm seems to capture a certain uneasy nervousness in the random people you bump into on the streets and subways. At moments like these you want to stay in bed and watch old shows and tune out the […]
Things often need to fall apart and fall down in order to feel empowered. A tree had fallen in their courtyard but there was not much to say about it. Stuff happens. She herself had fallen recently and yet she felt like a champion. You have to get […]
I have lived in chaos for a rather long time. I may even dare to say since childhood. And, at times I say so proudly. It’s a sign of resilience in my mind. In my worldview. See, I do well in chaos. Or so I believe or have […]
No positivity radiating from your being Just a haze of negative vibes envelop you Yours barks bite as you’d like But at some point you lose your sharpness The more bites on my soul, the more my skin got tighter Those bites were meant to destroy But at […]
Nope. Not going to happen. No way. No how. No ifs or buts. No tantrums. No lies. No giving in. No budging. No crocodile tears. No time. No. Nope. No. She would keep repeating herself until she finally listened to herself. No more. She was no punching bag. […]