Opinion

To the Fools

Why fools and tricksters aren’t all that bad.

Soaring. Sometimes birds, especially the big guys like hawks and eagles, don’t flap their wings at all. They find an updraft, spread those feathers, and ride the wind. In our lives we can also ride the wind. There are streams of energy to be tapped into, habits that no longer take much effort, procedures that…

My Favorite Line from Every Song on “Midnights”

I love Taylor Swift’s music. Especially her most recent albums: Folklore, Evermore and Midnights. My favorite thing about her music is the lyrics. She’s wicked sharp with words. I mean. “Oh, goddamnMy pain fits in the palm of your freezing hand” So, in most of her songs there’s a phrase or a turn of phrase…

When it Rains

I always think of you when it rains,
droplets on my face, mouth wide open

World Building

Sometimes when my partner comes home And has to let himself in He’ll ask, “Why was the door locked?” And I don’t know what to say. Because I’m woman? Because I was home alone, and that’s what you do; You walk with your keys unsheathed And you never leave your drink, or visit the bathroom,…

18 Ways to Marginally Improve Your Life Right Now

If you’re like me, you want to do big things that get big results. The reality is that improving your life is not black and white, and you can take small steps right now to incrementally make yourself feel better, one breath at a time. Add up enough little things and they start to make…

Random Thoughts on Forgiveness

I like to play around with words. Forgiveness, in its original and primary sense, refers to the cancellation of a debt. According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word comes from for–, (probably meaning in this case “completely,”) and giefan, meaning “to give”. So when you forgive a debt, you basically just change whatever the…

No One Can Ever Make You Feel That Way Again

You know better now. It came to me the other night, as all the best thoughts do, while I was drifting between waking and sleep. I am so afraid of the feelings of unworthiness, of being unloved and unwanted, that I often hide in my shell, refusing to take chances. But the truth is that…

What are We Waiting For?

Consider this your permission to do the thing.

Moving Beyond Triggers

The trigger isn’t the trauma. For example, a veteran with PTSD might be triggered by loud noises. We understand that the loud noises are associated with the trauma of experiencing a battle or surviving an attack. But the loud noises are not what actually caused the damage; they are just something the brain has associated…