Tag: impact

bow tie lie

April 27, 2016

Do you have that friend that can be relied upon to have just the right excuse all the time? Maybe it’s your cousin or in-law or someone else in your family.   Always with the best intentions, but it never seems to be the right time for whatever it is that you want to do with … More bow tie lie

chase joy

February 16, 2016

When sorrow is your constant companion darkness has its own beauty.  Glimmers of light appreciated differently than can be experienced in a cloud free, cerulean sky. We are taught to fear the dark.  To watch leery for dangers that lurk in the night.  Alone in darkness is frightening.   Fear we believe in.  We live in.   … More chase joy

blame God

February 5, 2016

“First her feet were plunged into hot water, and her toenails clipped short.”* A 10th century court dancer, Yao Yang, mesmerized China’s Emperor Li Yu by dancing on her toes inside a 6-foot golden lotus.  Yao Yang bound her feet into the shape of a new moon.    Emperor Li Yu smitten with Yang, the national … More blame God

Dead Man Walking

December 2, 2015

Those three words freak me out. The phrase used in a prison to announce the death row inmate’s walk to the execution chamber.   If you’re old enough, this may bring to mind a soulful Sean Penn advancing down a cold, grey hall while Susan Sarandon, as the dedicated nun, grieves. At work years ago, I … More Dead Man Walking

you are more

November 24, 2015

Values shift. What once was indisposable becomes irrelevant as circumstances change. When I was in the car accident, I grew anxious when it seemed I would be hospitalized during the Thanksgiving holiday.  I was despondent at the thought I’d be in the hospital on Christmas Day.   I could not fathom being away from my small … More you are more

peace is sticky

November 23, 2015

7 x 7 How many times?   49?   He can not be serious! It has been years.   Whatever the road – east or west, curvy or straight, sloped or flat. It is exhausting. The scenery differs, but the hard thump heralding the atomic destination feels identical. Painful.  Sorrow filled.  Anger fueled. I’m so tired. … More peace is sticky

wake up

November 16, 2015

My Dad is in ICU. I need my Dad to live forever so us together here is outside of the scope of any future I want to see. He broke bones in his foot and was undergoing surgery last Thursday.  There were complications with the intubation.  The surgery was halted.    Instead, he’s been healing medically … More wake up