Writing Life
A good friend of mine...that I haven't known for long...made an observation about me (us). Because we have similar traits and values, he was summarizing what his perception was about our motivations and seeking out a partner. Yes, we both want a partnership, an intimacy, that spurs us to slow down. We both keep ourselves … Continue reading Perceived Persona
Does that scare you?To witness my unearthingAs I unravel myself and discover my depthsIn your presenceFirst handSo much soThat you feel the compulsion to stop meTo warn meThat it is dangerous to reveal oneself to others It is not boastfulnessIt is inspiration and excitementTo connectTo be vulnerableTo lay bare my core Is it too much … Continue reading Does That Scare You?
The Yoga Sutras have so much guidance. If you dig deep into the practice of yoga, you'll find that there's much more than the physical practice. The philosophy is that the Self is like an onion - by mastering/exhausting/utilizing the physical body, we are better able to reach inside ourselves to master our mental and … Continue reading Pleasure and Sorrow
This is not a resolution. This is an accounting of self. I've rediscovered and have resolved to start listening to my intuition through tarot. Today's card pull was Change right side up...how suiting for the first day of the New Year. It was also pulled in a more in-depth reading that I did a few … Continue reading My Accountability Note to Self
I watched as you witheredYour eyes cloudedAnd you lost faith in yourself As your daughterI lost faithAnd detached myself from youWishing once more for the person I knew you were We were happy and inseparableAnd somehow you were convinced by another that you weren't strongOr didn't know what was good for us I watched as … Continue reading When You Are Not You
Heartbreaks and Break ups are always full of information...after the initial recovery period of blaming and crying and what-ifs. What is completely evident this time around, is something that I knew beforehand. It is the exact thing that made me confident to say yes to an engagement, and the exact thing that convinced me to … Continue reading Time for Healing
I love food. I enjoy being in the kitchen. I enjoy meal planning and coming up with how food fits together for me to feel whole. I would spend most of my day in the kitchen looking through the cupboards if I could - even if they're mostly bare. Funny enough, I don't make the … Continue reading How I Thrive & How It Consumes Me
Since visiting Ireland last year, I've told myself that I only need to look for the green to be reminded of the peace I found there. After the rains yesterday, I made a point to go out this morning and find my little patches of Ireland. What makes this even better is that there is … Continue reading Reminders
I'm a horrible story teller.I've been told repeatedly that I'm random, and continue conversations seemingly conjured from my head. People get lost. Don't know where or how to catch up. And yet, I have to remember how to be a teacher. I've taught previously, and have inspired or helped people move forward along a desired … Continue reading Learning to Share
Speak to me in metaphorsConcrete is so harshSo real. Falling breaks bonesBruises turning purple-black. I willingly escape to your seeming falsehoodsWhere the cracks disappear as soon as I glance awayYet the anger underneath still finds a way to manifestAnd to laugh it all away. But lifting the veilMakes me need to act outTo feel the … Continue reading Metaphorically Speaking
