There are patterns to love. It comes in many shapes and sizes. Of course there’s what’s referred to as “puppy love.” The love of youth. Pure love that has not yet been soiled or splintered. There is unrequited love, when the object of your affection does not share your feelings. Love that is just aRead More
Reflections/Life
What Could Have Been
We all allow our minds to wander to “what could have been.” Sometimes there’s “what should have been or would have been” as well. I tend to do this in dreams. Wandering from one course of action to another. Dreaming about another outcome, not knowing really if one was better than the other. Just different.Read More
National Introverts Week
This, the third week of March is National Introverts Week. We live in a world where extroverts are considerably more popular. These are the people who are the life of the party. We’re Just Different, Not Less Or Better Than: We the introverted are often thought of as stuck up and impolite. If you aren’tRead More
In The Beginning
In the beginning this was how it played out. My first husband came home one day and told me he’d gone to a nearby mental health center and scheduled an appointment for me. He wanted me to agree to go. I didn’t want to. I was horrified. My kind of people didn’t go to thatRead More
Sounds From My Childhood
Sometimes I lie in bed in the early morning, just as it’s getting light outside, and think of the sounds from my childhood. If I open the door of recall, I can bring them back for a time. The silence around me is the best music there is for letting memories rise to the surface.Read More