The Garden’s Caregiver. {poetry}
Adolescent years only filled with the garden, now tainted with its caretaker's soft, caressing hand which so loved beauty.
Browsing Tag:
memory
Gifted People: You Have Strength, Not a Negative Trait.
High standards of the gifted impress some, but for others it comes off as 'intense'. They might not find a match who'd tolerate their needs.
Mama: On Never Fully Receiving a Mother’s Love. {poetry}
What if that love was only fractionally given, leaving a sense memory of what is longed for but can no longer be fulfilled?
My Graduation Speech: Let’s Walk Toward Our Dreams.
In our dreams, we follow P.J. Palacio’s advice: “When given the choice between being right or being kind, we will always choose kind.”
In the End: Boxes and Boxes of Glass Eyes. {poetry}
What she saw as elegance was, to my eyes, nothing short of macabre. I needed a job, and this limp-haired, twitchy woman had one.
It Is That Time of the Year Again. {prose poetry}
It is the end of the year in which you were reminded of what it was, how it was, how it felt, how it shaped your understanding of today.
Our Bodies Always Remember.
Where in your body do you feel these emotions? In your stomach? Legs? You may already be feeling fear, anxiety, or nausea as you are reading this.
Make Time for the Music, Take Time for the Memories.
If your child has a desire to play music or is artistic in any way, encourage them. If your friend from work has a weekend gig and invites you, just go.
I Want to Live, and Run with All the Wild Horses of Our Tribe.
Tonight we will run with the wild horses of our tribe streaking across the twilight sky, calling out our names and demanding the night to release us.
Here in This Moment, Choose to See Clearly.
Here in this moment, as I let myself get in touch with every part of my body, I am brought to the memories behind the scars and what they represent to me now.