It’s what we write every day and, whether we are fully aware of it or not, it’s the grandest story of all: The Story of My Life. From the news and social media, to conversations at work and on the street, stories make up the “stuff” of our lives. I truly believe that we are more thanContinue reading “The Story”
Category Archives: society
City Living
We live here, apartment three floor four– it’s confusing, I know. … Burgundy molding pinches the outside of my window, a gentle beauty I did not expect to find on my side of New York City. … The big picture is always on my mind; and yet I so rarely see it. … I canContinue reading “City Living”
Something Real
Compliments of division my life story mingles in threads of Catholicism and the like and I must stop myself from pulling them loose. … Fighting anything will never result in absolution I do not want to dismantle the quilt; I just want to prove that it is nothing more than patchwork. … Positive energy canContinue reading “Something Real”
Frozen Lake
It has taken me a while to sit in a dark corner, rest in my chair and think about the scene on the lake: children following chilled ear-muffed parents, falling into black puddles my eyes sore from their grimaces and yet, all too soon, they come back up again. I was never too trustingContinue reading “Frozen Lake”
thoughts after the party
who says I have to follow him around, chase a boy that didn’t see me in the first place? … be brave in the moment, yes, but no woman should have to go chasing after a man, force the queen that she is into his face and push “forever.” … I walk away, stare atContinue reading “thoughts after the party”
Facebook Reflection
Facebook is the ultimate look into past, present, future into comparing and contrasting into “too good” or “not good enough.” . Let’s give it a rest, already. . Me, you, we’re narratives– of course we are not the same person we were yesterday. . We learn, we grow, we fall, we show the world thatContinue reading “Facebook Reflection”
Surrender
I will accept surrender in all of its forms. … I will surrender to the beauty of the natural. … I will question and battle any unnatural, painful force remember that society is nothing but an illusion but all the more real for it is the pain you feel when you realize you are justContinue reading “Surrender”
Simplicity
Simplicity of life must be evident in our society not hidden, soaked up like a sponge … We are made of water, listen to it flow .. No money jingling through veins, no policeman’s screams– only water, skin and love. April 6, 2015
Tomorrow
It approaches with sunset into dawn, the world turning to glance at the mess we have made over sands and waters, mountains of desolation in minds wondering, “How did we get here and how do we get out?” Confounding nature made of sure-tell signs that being is just as glorious as building aContinue reading “Tomorrow”
Reaching Joy 