reflection

Wide Blue Yonder

We truly do not deserve all we have been given. Our minds wonder from one interesting fact to another, diverting our ever-shortening attention span until a diverse network of neural highways crisscross upon our brains… Our hearts flirt with danger, suspense, tragedy, joy, elation, and pride, leading us on journeys of every emotion. We craveContinueContinue reading “Wide Blue Yonder”

Holidays, Thank God

I really have no writing schedule, do I? Oh well. While I may not be capable writing against a timeline that saves my wonderful readers from proverbial whiplash, I can assure you that my months-long hiatuses are constructive. Life moves on: sometimes at a snail’s pace of hollow-eyed daily grind, other times atContinueContinue reading “Holidays, Thank God”

Toxic Guilt

I’ve had a lot of time to think. Although I can’t say I’ve taken full advantage of it to actually think. Funny how that works; we make small little promises to ourselves to “take time and think about …” but how often do we actually ponder on that decision or course of action? More oftenContinueContinue reading “Toxic Guilt”

The Public Eye / & / Walking In Shoes

Here’s a two part-er for you. I’ll give you an intermission warning so you don’t hate me for the sudden topic change. The Public Eye I was watching an interview with the great Tom Hiddleston – going over his career as an actor – and it struck me at how quickly we as audience membersContinueContinue reading “The Public Eye / & / Walking In Shoes”

The Lens

They asked me to be better. But never tried it out themselves. Simply being and living and breathing… How do you do that without a drive to be better? Am I the only one with purpose around here?

The Year of Woe

But really though, it has felt like that, hasn’t it? We started 2020 hoping the even-numbered anomalistic rotation might bless us with some fun memories, exciting opportunities, maybe even some new friends. At least I did anyway… 😂 Yeesh, was I wrong. (Don’t hate me for picking a post by the Atlantic, it’s just forContinueContinue reading “The Year of Woe”