Life, hope, lifestyle and everything beautiful
“Why don’t you write?” I was asked and my answer came fast and ready “Because hell would break loose.” Now, as I think about it years later I realize that that hell was only mine. As I wrote, the old demons came out and I was able to face them and let them go. The […]
Read More…Can straight women and men ever be just friends? Some say platonic friendships between men and women are dangerous and impossible in the long run. Others say that they are not only possible but that they can actually run deeper than same-sex friendships. Will sexual tension always be an issue?
Read More…Last Christmas I sat with my godchild to draw and, as our picture progressed, I drew a girl crying. My godchild asked me why. I told her that she was sad because the world was in trouble, with wars going on, shootings in schools and universities, and climate change due to the damage we humans […]
Read More…Insanity is doing something crazy, something that goes against the norm and which we know well is not to our best interest. Yet, we still indulge hoping the end result will be a success.
Read More…Am I too old? This depends on what you not only want to do but also the will that’s in it to do it. If you have the stamina, you are too old for few things, unless your health gets in the way and your mind too.
Read More…Who hasn’t experienced shame? We all do at some time, but there are extremes where we feel so afraid of what people think of us, that we become so paralyzed that we allow it to control our lives. In small doses, shame is normal, even good, but in higher doses life can be very painful […]
Read More…But how to stop worrying? Well, once you are hit hard by one of the above you begin to realize that worry usually takes you nowhere and only paralyzes you. The way out is to take the steps to do the best you can to your knowledge and stop trying to control outcomes. The only […]
Read More…When the night closed in and she turned to walk away, she did so very slowly. Trying to make sure her steps didn’t turn into a mad run.
Read More…“If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.” – A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh There are things we are never ready for and this is loss. This quote from Winnie the Pooh sums up how I feel about loss. […]
Read More…We all have lists and there is one that depending on the person, you are in or out. How to get on people’s shit lists has a lot to do with tolerance and how much people care to overlook some things you do if they care for you enough. I’m guilty of many “peccadilloes,” and […]
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