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  • Here, Differently

    Here, Differently

    Not merely in it-but of it. As an expression of it’s best qualities, and a caretaker of its frailties. Aware of my role, and of its role in me. In the alternate universe, this would be the norm. Not a super power. All of us speaking in one language:understanding. No words, no noise. Just feeling-unfiltered,…

  • Not a Thank You, Just a Way of Seeing

    Not a Thank You, Just a Way of Seeing

    When I saw this prompt today-my thought immediately went to how I react when something good happens or when somebody helps out. You know-good stuff. And it is that way for most of us. We think of gratitude as a reaction. It is usually tied to something. But then I caught myself wondering; what if…

  • Lost in Language

    Jot down the first thing that comes to your mind. “Jot” . I haven’t heard or used the word in a long time. So I went out looking, not the meaning- I knew that. But it’s origin. Turns out “jot” (noun) traces back to the 15th century, borrowed into Latin from Greek. But what does…

  • Built on Sand

    Built on Sand

    Most of what we think we are, we’ve been told. Some of it sticks, some of it doesn’t. Some things we hear about ourselves, we embrace wholeheartedly, while a fight may ensue because of others. And then there are the ones we hear so often, for so long, that they become part of us. We…

  • it’s a mighty mess in here

    What do you think? Mostly because I can’t think when I’m prompted to. Of course I think about stuff and maybe hours later i will go on and on about that same subject. But I can’t think and say what I think on the spot. and I hate being asked.