A series of forgotten things on the recent road-trip adventure. Easy remedies just through town to the local market. Don’t sweat the small stuff, like forgetting things on vacation. If you can solve the situ so, if not, no sweat. Found out items, with bonus watermelon as well, and to the cashier we went. “Where’re …
Author: jeff lud
Best Intentions
Best intentions, not an end, but a starting point, Be not just content to have “best intentions” rather, Frequently be re-accessing actions, to attend, align yourself with what is best practice, plan, actions, And remove ego, so that your evaluation and following efforts are properly aligned not just for you but for all, For all, …
Stricken
Stricken with selfishness, how to respond? Seems to me most often the choice is clear: put the selfishness aside and be for others. Some (many?) might say, “You’re not responsible for other people’s happiness!”, and “Don’t be a pleaser, it’s not what you’re supposed to be…!”, But I say, Be for others, Help others, Lift …
Piled High
Emotions piled high, letting the weight settle, Ten days of go, to decision and loss and sadness and alone, Our last canine, remaining sister, her time to end, to heart stop, eternal sleep, house quiet, heavy. Ten days plus 556 days since the family changed, two households now, split, solo dad era established, Adjusted ok …
Minimal Practice
So hard to unplug, disengage, Maybe something simple that could be done should be done by someone else, ends up you, And so minimally engage, limited login, Just to report, run the numbers, how much to tell from numbers alone, Practicing minimal, We’ll see alone, what is, fleeting, GOOD.
Waiting Too Long, or Too soon? R.I.P. Mia
Maybe it’s human nature, avoiding things that are difficult, waiting longer than needed to do the undesirable. Or rushing to decide, to end the angst of try moment. It’s probably always better to “get it out of the way”, do that thing you don’t want to do as soon as possible. Unless…unless it’s ending the …
Places
Places we put stuff, repeated, kept safe. Case in point, your eyeglasses, if you happen to wear them, if you happen to ever take them off during the day. As for me, I take them off at home regularly, not so much at work. Around the house, a few typical spots, on repeat, so I …
To the Mountains
Respite, long awaited, showing them another way, living a slower way, Beloved mountains, fresh air, sounds a wild, few street lights, a step out, away, away, What will the stars tell us, the trees, what will they say, how will we play? Stay my heart, my calm, be so, whisperers only in the night, and …
Irritant
Another title for this piece might be “pain in the ass” , or legs, to be more precise I’ve been dealing with some sort of skin issue on my legs for a few days now. Thought it was sun-related maybe; then I thought maybe a plant or insect bite allergy. Still not sure. Whatever the …
Remembering Grandma
Funny what comes to mind in the middle of the night, Remembering Grandma, my mom’s mom, Crossword puzzle doer, pie maker, diligent life-long partner, Tiny Italian from The Indian Territories of what became Oaklahoma, Middle of the night waker-upper, Person to write about at 1 AM… Miss you, Grandma.