Certainly true, it will never be the same. This idea plays to a central tenet I preach all the time: The only constant is change. I preach it because I struggle with it. I think we all do. Life is hard. Obstacles present all the time, changing parameters, changing immediate realities, you get the idea. …
Category: Attitude
It’s Gonna Be Heavy For a While
Several truths I think I’m just going to establish here for myself this week. Saying them out-loud will help me stay in the present, in this immediate period of time after my mom’s passing. “It’s gonna be heavy for a while. Don’t expect a timeline to present; don’t expect the whatever the timeline is to …
Surface Tension
I first learned about this concept 20 years back in the oil & gas industry; I’m not a science guy but enjoyed the learning; the basic description centered on the interface between oil & water in the reservoir. And a thousand related factors and formulas. Cool. When I think about that term in a broader …
Honor Labor
Honor labor, simple phrase, straight forward goal, I’ve been on both sides, Hourly and Salary, had a stint in management too, I think I understand some of both sides, Bottom line, we’re most of us paid to work, we’re not the owners, we need to punch the proverbial clock, if not real tracking being done, …
Sleepscape
My beloved, sleep, slumber, The quiet drift-off, allowing myself to fall gently into the temporary bliss, Oh such a priceless joy, such a priceless joy, Eyes closed, sheltered by darkness, Gentle pure of the fan moving air in the distance, satisfying sounds to send me off, Taste neutral, tongue relaxed, Like rest of my body, …
Dear D2
My dear auntie, D2, such a life you’ve lived, long may you reign as you continue, Now octa plus two, look at you! And quite the year you’ve had, plenty of trials, the latest set nearly a permanent grounding, but oh no, not you! You’ve made you’re way to another chapter, your peeps still with …
Brawler or Ballet?
Funny thing, labels, stereotypes, maybe funny until they are not funny, until they are broken down, dissected; then they might become limiting, even hurtful; they might also provide insight. Consider these two words: Brawler: a person who fights angrily, noisily, and roughly; Ballet: a classical dance form demanding grace and precision and employing formalized steps …
Door to Gate
It’s about ten minutes, door to gate, walking from my front door to the cemetery where my dad is, where mom soon will be. It’s a non-denominational resting place owned by the municipality in which it’s located. The oldest graves I’ve seen go back to the 1700’s; the city was founded in 1777. They call …
Trauma Shapes
Listening to Questlove recently in an interview, “…the trauma, whatever trauma in your past, it shapes your future…”, and by extension, those pasts and futures steal your focus, All that can very well take your eye off the ball of all we really have, right now, the present. Acknowledge the trauma, process and learn what …
Slow Fill
It’s a slow fill, like my old coffee machine that takes longer and longer to brew a pot of coffee. Ha. Continuing that metaphor, it takes longer and longer, but the end result is worth the wait. Further reflection on my mother’s passing, recent, heavy milestone. I’ve bumped along and though knowing what to do, …
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