We all have them. How to sort, categorize? Professional? For sure. How we make living, how we pay the bills, But family too, gotta say, gotta say, family is first…it’s a hard pull sometimes, but that’s my take. Different philosophies around that, plenty of business people who sometimes - maybe even often - fudge their …
Fighting For Time
It seems I’m often fighting for time, At home, at work, with my kids. With myself, In the evening, daytime, middle of the night, Like right now, scribbling at 3:00am, awakened by thoughts about work, life, struggles, battles, Fleeting joy, this I know, fighting for time, not so good, slight of hand preferred, slight improvements …
What We Need
Funny thing, consider what we need. Two samples, both sides, bubble up in mind, consider if you will, Our older daughter swiftly approaching her teen years, wants a mobile phone, of course of course, Has a “practice phone just now”, no service, limited doings possible just now, All the same, wanted a “pocket socket” for …
Do What You Can
I’m all for the ideal, an objective or goal pursued with singleminded focus and intensity. In my life, with rules and responsibilities as they are, such luxury is fleeting at best. That said, I’ll do what I can and return to focus as oft time allows, observing and noticing and sharing along these myriad highways …
Maturity
I fluctuate, at my best… And then in a moment it’s just “me versus them”… Seeing where they can grow, where I can grow, Ah Parenting, such a grand adventure… And so we go, and so we go, no other choice, this higher calling, GOOD.
Dialects
Two older ladies speaking Russian to my left, Sino dialect with a young family to my right, cool breeze drifting through the park, sun setting behind me, My kids here and there on the playground in front of me, A couple teen-age boys playing catch with a football off to the side, working on their …
Bathroom Yoga
Yoga to start the day, just a little stretching, easing body into life, into the light of the day, Small, quiet space, away from the others in this quiet house, before the morning shower, easing into the day, Stretch this way, hold, Stretch that way, hold, Easing into the day with a little bathroom yoga. …
Corina Corina
Corina Corina, stricken down in the whole, in full stride of life, Now Rosary Thursday, Funeral Friday, how can this be, dear friend? Your bright soul, now laid to rest, laid to rest, Corina Corina, Such a joyous human, classy lady, helpful colleague, mother, amazing woman, a shining light, such a strong spirit, The way …
Discomfort? Lean-In
We all end up in uncomfortable situations at least some of the time. Sometimes it’s absolutely the case that you should work to alleviate the discomfort by removing yourself from the situation( that’s not a bad thing. We feel uncomfortable for a particular reason, it can sometimes be a warning, warning to take care of …
A Dozen Things
A dozen things come swirling from my head as I stumble out of dreamy bliss. The comfort of darkness and warmth gives way to pressing demands at work. Small hours, all hours, pressing, pushing, like a river to the sea, always flowing, non-stop. In the middle my kids, our lives together, don’t let the strains …
1/2_Full, All GOOD 