I’m positive when brains, personality and the like were doled out, I snuck back round into the curiosity line at least twice. (Unfortunately by the time I arrived at the lines for “All Things Poetry” and “Special Spatial Relation Abilities”, I was greeted with “Out To Lunch” signs.) The best question I can imagine is Read More
Perhaps the oddest experience of serenity happened when my father died suddenly – “coincidentally” 11 years ago tomorrow. One might easily jump to conclusions of denial, when this was really an act of completion. I had returned just days earlier from a week long coaching intensive where Dad butted his way into my Read More
The first few days in Mexico were strangely unsettling, yet we couldn’t put our finger on the source. Toilet paper disposal was eye opening. Bottled water for brushing teeth was expected. Hand sanitizer after handling money made total cents. We took this all in as part of the adventure, so what was this niggling Read More
Maybe I should have stayed in bed. At least then I could have avoided another day rattling around the notion of passion with only this thought or that coming to mind and providing no clear direction. Ouch. Sort of sounds like my life for a couple of decades. Gave up the only dream Read More
Oh great. Creativity week and I suck at being creative. Far too much gets lost in the translation when I pick up a paintbrush, attempt writing a poem or pluck at a guitar. Heck, I remember the piano teacher strongly urging my mom to seek other pursuits for me. Does colouring outside the lines Read More
On any given day the kitchen table is an instant snapshot into my life. At times I’ve altogether avoided a quick glance. The piled high mess hits too close to the chaotic stress I’m living inside and out. Space closes in, squeezing ever so harder until there’s no room for movement whatsoever. I break, the Read More