Revenge

           Revenge comes at too high a price. It expands hate, crowds out forgiveness, and the emotional hangover can last a lifetime.

Fear is an Emotion

Fear is not intuition- it is an emotion that gets a free pass over all other thoughts.

A Matter of Life and Death

A matter of life and death can only be measured from life’s perspective; death has no voice in this so-called life. Only breath keeps deaths voice silent. Death has both perspectives since it has known breath and the absence of it.

Letting Go

Make friends with fear; it needs to be heard, embraced, and then let go.

Shelf Life

The shelf life of emotion is less than that of the fresh bakers roll left out on the kitchen counter over night.

The Werewolf

The werewolf would have us believe that he is not responsible for those heinous acts he commits every full moon but rest assured his tailor is the happiest man in town. 

Alacrity

Meaning

: Promptness in response: cheerful readiness

Webster provides this meaning to a word that does not often get to see the light of day.  Because most of the responses we dole out are done with lethargy and a half-heartedness that mutes things we would ordinarily be excited about. And that brings me to my point; how much of our lives is simply going through the motions thinking that the timing isn’t right? Or we just don’t have the energy, we claim.  Most often our actions have a lag time attached to them that is we don’t see the effects/affects of things until sometimes much later. Just like our heart rate in strenuous exercise, it takes about 10 seconds for it to catch up with the exercise we have been engaging in.  So my point is why not give every effort all we have?  All we have does not mean that we become obnoxious and get in other peoples faces.  It means that we respond to our lives with alacrity because in those responses our lives will become transformed.  Sort of like dominoes, we push one and the chain reaction lets us observe more and do less.  

The Traffic Cop

       Controlling what thoughts arrive at the doorstep of my mind is no easy task. It takes practice, practice, and the welcome mat is there for constructive ones only.

The Painted Sky

           The paint in the sky, lit by the setting sun is a once in a lifetime sketch. And as the artwork fades from the ever-changing masterpiece, I soon forget the beauty it graced my eyes with.

My New Watch

I invented a new watch; the passing clouds against the blue sky. There are  no batteries and there is  no winding. It’s not very accurate, but it will do just fine on Saturdays and it gives my wrist a rest from all that turning.

Head Under Water

              My thinking side has no clue of what might be ahead, it often holds my spirits head under water....I long to break this bond.... sometimes its tighter and sometimes I am free.

Dancing on your Hands

Marriage is like learning to dance on your hands.  And sometimes I just don’t like it.  Conforming to the archetype of what marriage is can be daunting because we have no model of how to do it differently.  

Bad Luck

         I over heard someone say “with my luck”, and I just knew it had defeat written all over it.

Attachments

Our unhappiness comes from all of our attachments.

Word Medication

Word medication can be effective if it’s used wisely.  There is no specific dosage to administer like on the back of an aspirin bottle.  Word medication is not advice because like an opinion rarely does one want to hear what it is or the words that comprise it.  Word medication is best prescribed by using it sparingly like a condiment rather than a main course.  A few shakes from the saltshaker should do the trick else it will leave a bad taste we didn’t want there.  Word medication can’t cure a headache or prevent a tear from being shed but like Tylenol it needs at least 15 minutes to take effect so administer and be silent.

Shadow

Spending time with paper will bring things to light that have been encased in shadow. 

Schadenfreude

taking delight in another persons misfortune. Have we ever found ourselves engaging in this practice?

Pre Lon Chaney

 When I lost my hair, I started growing it in places it never grew before. Funny my ears and nose learned what the top of my head forgot.

She Inspires

You continue to light the sky and I am privileged to take in some of your sunlight.

The Cardinal

As life bears down on me at times it is only the natural laws finding their place. I have no kick when it comes to birds landing that I have no perch for.  They light wherever they can find space and it is me that has had ample time to invite cardinals only.