Funny thing, screen, So inviting, tantalizing, a desiring like flame, For fun, work, school, tasks, things many, to make, produce, decide, enjoy, Just a little more, stare, soak, succumb, old to young, many many, A pretty penny of time poured in, don’t give in, remain the master of the screen, no disaster, As long as …
Category: attitude
Longing Languish
Toss up, how goes in the small hours. Longing, languish, which one will win, come out ahead? Wishing, praying for a good night’s rest, Becomes a test of skill, and will, to calm and control, Did I sleep? Yea, sometimes hard to know. Intentional breathing, counting, repeated, seeming, To be the way and find the …
Face Off
Face off with my anxiety, pulsing through, Too early! Too early! Stop I say, stop! Then settle in with it, face off with it, deal with it, And it’s fine. I’M not all together fine, but I’m ok, I’m going to be ok, Faced off, faced down, the demon anxiety, my companion, my teacher, and …
Sooth
Gentle music, jazz, classical, Sips of hot tea…or cold vodka, Deep breaths, just five, maybe five more if you can spare the time, A lengthy gaze out the window, at the wall, Consider it all, know you’re able, KNOW it… Afford yourself the love, Be soothed.
Easy Button
Sometimes it’s ok to hit the “easy button.” Overall, I try to lean in when it gets hard; or at least, I like to think that’s my preference. Pushing oneself and dealing with difficulty head-on builds endurance, or is “character-building”, as my grandma used to say. That said, taking the easier road sometimes is ok …
Basics
Where are you from? What do you eat? What are willing to do to survive, optimize? What do you read? Listen to? Who do you enjoy? Trust? Who do you count on? Who do you love? LOVE WINS.
More Insight: Veterans Day
Visited a couple cemeteries today in effort to reflect more directly on Veterans Day. One of the two locations was the Golden Gate National Cemetery, just south of San Francisco. In addition to paying respect those who have served, I got to thinking about those many people’s lives and how they might have lived, the …
Veterans Day
Veterans, All kinds, My family some, Gratitude, Service, Respect, Veterans Day.
Beat
How to beat the strain, stress, pressure, push…? Push on, through the stain and struggle, muddle to, The beat of your heart, gotta start somewhere, somehow, Consider, talk, listen, and then, Beat it.
How Can This Be Right?
Sure it’s complicated, many perspectives and responsibilities, but at the end of the day, Thousands upon thousands of people fleeing their countries to Western Europe over the Mediterranean, or on foot over thousands of miles through Central America trying to reach The United States. They’re mostly migrants fleeing poverty and violence, The problems are many, …
