What we aim for, we may achieve Or perhaps not The point is to strive I have had many things which I have tried and failed And many instances where I did not try hard enough And failed The difference to the level of my disappointment was equal to the amount of striving which I […]
Have you ever had that moment where you are thinking about a person or a situation intensely, and then your perspective shifts and the whole floor of your internal conversation just drops away? Your argument is stolen on a puff of wind that exits the mid section, following what feels like a very real blow. […]
I was listening to a podcast today from The Life Coach School. I haven’t listened to Brooke for a long time. There was a time when I listened to her everyday for six months or so. She still makes a lot of sense. This morning Brooke was talking about how important it is to be […]
Simple is as simple does Such a simple thought and yet we love to convolute Expanding situations into troublesome affairs And wondering why no one understands that we just want simple Causing chaos and stirring up drama the interior turmoil spills over and burns someone who goes on to think we are an overly dramatic […]
It began with an itch, that I unconsciously rubbed. By the time I got home, both my eyes were nearly swollen shut and the “itch” had become a full blown march across my raw eyes. Histamines from the grass, verdant and lush from recent rain, had tipped me into a full blown allergic reaction. The […]
Is our obsession with consumption merely a symptom of our desire for change? After all, buying a new shirt is easier than giving up smoking, coffee, or any one of a dozen other things which people regularly attempt. Lasting change, at a character level, is difficult to achieve, and all the self help books in […]
To accept this thing Let it dive deep into my bones, meet my marrow To let it spread its nasty tendrils Down my throat Into my heart Let it grip and squeeze my guts While I breathe and wait for it to do its thing and leave Is difficult Like inviting a toxic person to […]
I’m listening to a song I haven’t heard before. My hands pause in the soapy water. I cease all movement and listen all the way through. The song is by Fletcher, entitled Undrunk the full lyrics are here. Wish I could get a little undrunk so I could uncall youAt five in the morning, I […]
A dozen different images are flashing through my head To try and make sense of them I pick up my pen Breathing slows As concentration flows Silently I’m deciphering The hieroglyphs of my soul *we pay so much attention to the brain. It’s most brilliant function is as a problem solver. It loves a riddle […]
Hot air, blown into balloons Holding threads, I grip them tightly The winds of change cause them to jostle Rubber has the oddest sound A screech and groan I lift off my toes And I am flying The wind at least has a purpose But it blows in all directions The person who clings to […]
