It was 157am when I heard the crying from the other room. I shot out of bed and across the hall to the kids’ room. My oldest daughter was whimpering in bed. She hadn’t been feeling well the day prior; now she was struck down by fever. And so as I cared for her in …
Month: December 2022
Always reaching
Feels like I’m always reaching, for what exactly is sometimes unclear… Anxious, expectant, tormented at times, knowing somehow what’s next but not exactly sure, Wanting, waiting, the next task, challenge, uncertainty, a little unwilling but knowing, it’s that one good bit that will forge me on, The next morsel or sip, another new recipe or …
Brain Battle
There’s a battle in my brain. It’s about sleep. I KNOW conventional wisdom on sleep is, adults should generally get 7-8 hours per night to be healthy. I strive for that, make decisions to go to bed early, etc. And THEN, Other side of brain wakes me up during that well-planned slumber. Drat! And so …
Perspective Reset
Two things this week went down that provided a healthy and much-needed reset. Not easy, mind you, not water into wine change, but a good dose of the real world, and what matters most. It’s crazy busy at work right now; end-of-year rush, new product introductions, short-staffed, everything URGENT AND MUST BE DONE NOW. A …
My People
They’ve accumulated over a lifetime, my people. From a young age until now, those who I enjoy, respect most, learn from, love. My people. When I’m with them I feel whole, I feel safe, I feel love in a different way, complete. My people are a diverse and varied bunch, a unique cadre, they don’t …
Steel Nerve
Consider facing challenging circumstance, Bomb threats at school, lockdown; Competing demands for immediate attention at work, pressure sustained, unrelenting; Reporting from war zones, seeing, sharing the tragic stories one after the other, without letting those stories consume you, overwhelmed; Consider the strength you have within you to face these challenges, that you have, Steel Nerve, …
Harmony
At work, at home, Harmony, In patterns and counts and collaboration and progress, Harmony, In decorating and ornaments and cooperation, Harmony, Seek, Create, Manifest, HARMONY. Counting Decorating
Ominous
There they float, low in the sky, rising up behemoth, ominous, What dark promise do they bring, what do the tiny Earthlings fear so? No fear in this instance, actually benign, before too long, bringing hope instead, Prognosticate maybe follows rain, reign of drought perhaps closer to an end, ominous, pray it bodes well.
Ironic Insomniac
Strive I do most every day to get to the night, to the end, to slumber again, I long for the break, the dark, the rest, Only most every night, early morn, waking before dawn, most mostly still night, Mind racing, chasing a long list of the many things still left undone, mountain of undone, …
1/2_Full, All GOOD 