September 17, 2020 This year has inspired some SERIOUS content for memes, Facebook articles, SNL skits, and vulnerable conversation. Sometimes (all the time), it feels like we are living our lives in a post-apocalyptic movie. It feels like we’ve seen it all. A global pandemic, raging wild/megafires, air we can’t breathe (inside, outside, or on […]
July 3, 2020 And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.– The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho – When making big decisions in life, I follow my heart. Eventually, my mind follows with thoughtful evaluation, planning, and execution. Basically, lots of pros and cons lists on Excel (literally. I […]
I lay in bed. Wide awake, yet numb and half asleep. My mind is in a trance. I feel waves of tears cascading over me, through me. I toss. I turn. Nothing feels comfortable. My bed offers no relief from the tension in my body, the tight grip on my mind. I illuminate my wristwatch’s […]
June 16, 2020 I’ve been wrong. Very wrong. I’ve made many mistakes in what I’ve said and haven’t said. All the times I didn’t stop the racist jokes, but laughed uncomfortably to “fit in.”All the times I saw “Black Lives Matter” and thought “But all lives matter! Unity for all!”All the times I’ve been frustrated […]
May 26, 2020 I sit at my desk with all the time in the world. My cup of coffee is cold, but not yet bitter. I draw in a sip, taking a long drag of the sweet, cocoa, liquid smoke. My mind wanders, but I don’t hinder its needs. The morning was slow, easy. I […]
Written Tuesday, April 28, 2020 who are youat the depths of your being?this sense of wondercan be quite freeing. yet, it can also spiral usout of controlwho am i?will i ever know? so far from ourselveswe tend to roam.we avoid uncertainty,uncomfortable with the unknown. this discomfort has found uson a grand scaleeach of us asking:how […]
