Epiphany
Date: November 5, 2017
Categories: figuring it out
From Rick and Morty’s “Rixty Minutes” episode. “Nobody exists on purpose, nobody belongs anywhere, everybody’s gonna die. Come watch TV.” That about sums it up. *
Preening
Date: October 30, 2017
Shug: More than anything God loves admiration. Celie: You saying God is vain? Shug: No, not vain, just wanting to share a good thing. I think it pisses God off when you walk by the color purple in a field and don’t notice it. Celie: You saying it just wanna be loved like it say … Read More
Write.
Date: October 22, 2017
1985. In a class full of 30 fidgety, morphing 11-year-olds Ms. Gagliardo instructed us to begin breaking our classroom into about 5 groups. She chose the groupings regionally so that folks sitting near each other could just turn their desks inward to their circle rather than be unseated and move to someone else’s desk. “Okay … Read More
Wildfire
Date: October 16, 2017
I’ve listened to literally hundreds of motivational speakers in my life. Whether it’s been me in a crowd in person seeing them on stage, hearing them speak their truth to me on an audio book or watched their talks on videos. They’ve all had amazing stories. They’ve all overcome what to them or to the … Read More
Almost convinced….
Date: October 15, 2017
Categories: figuring it out
“Touch… sweet touch… You almost convinced me I’m real.” Almost. Daft Punk – Touch Touch ? Daft Punk (Ft. Paul Williams) – Touch *
4:00
Date: September 16, 2017
This seems to be the hour that my body pops awake these days. Am I fully rested? No. Could I use some more sleep? ABSOLUTELY. Did I go to bed at an hour that merits being alert this early. Not a chance. I just slowly become more aware of the room: the white noise of … Read More
Tiny Counselor
Date: September 14, 2017
Our conversation last night before our bedtime story. Me: Can I ask you a favor? Tiny Counselor: Sure, Mommy! Me: Can I have a bunch of hugs from you? TC: Sure! Are you okay? Me: Yeah… I’m pretty sad today. TC: WHY Mommy?? You can tell me the truth. Me: *thinking about the right thing … Read More
Rotting on the Vine
Date: August 31, 2017
I’m not sure what I did. Or maybe I do. I don’t want to consider it all to be punishment. Maybe I’m being taught a lesson. But personally and professionally, I am rotting on the vine. Whatever was previously deemed interesting, exciting, brilliant, valuable, worthy is now laying unused. Unwanted. Untapped. Maybe in order to … Read More
In My Solitude
Date: April 5, 2015
E leaves for his much anticipated much planned for and long awaited Inaugural College Tour that he’s planned and pieced together virtually by himself. So from now until Saturday – he’ll be on the road changing these young people’s lives. He’s so excited – like a giddy little kid who’s scheduled to be on the … Read More
Vanishing
Date: October 15, 2012
Categories: bad day, esteem, figuring it out, love & marriage, numb, romance, why am i doing this again?
As she stepped out of the office building, the wind slapped rain droplets onto her bare legs reminding her of what effort she went through today just to be ignored. As she propped the manet on her umbrella open and swirled it into place over head, she inhaled deeply and thought to herself, “maybe this … Read More