Stories for and about those who recharge in solitude and feel life deeply.
English: pg 18 and 19 of The Velveteen Rabbit. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) It doesn't happen all at once, said the Skin Horse. You become. It takes a long time. ...Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in [...]
Lightly Child, Lightly It’s dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though you’re feeling deeply. Just lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them...So throw away your baggage and go forward. There are quicksands all about you, sucking at your feet, trying to [...]
I once heard Brad Pitt say, Having children takes the focus off yourself, which I'm really grateful for. I'm so tired of thinking about myself. I'm sick of myself. At the time, I was just entering the mystical realms of conscious self-reflection and writing. I thought, How could anyone be sick of themselves? There is so much [...]
A reverie of childhood: I lie in the double bed where I suspect Grandma sleeps when I am not visiting. The nubby white bedspread is turned down and rests like a lightweight dog on my feet. I’ve read a chapter or two in my Judy Blume book and turned out the goose necked lamp. [...]
I know I'm not supposed to talk about it but sex and sensuality are on the tip of my tongue and very often heating up my thoughts. What can I say? My whole being is alive, including my body and its desires. I'm newly divorced and newly carefree. I feel like a twenty-something with the wisdom [...]
Not a FIGHTER. Be my friend, lover or family member but please don’t be my competitor. I will run from you if I feel you are in any way interested in one-upping me. This is the ultimate turn off for me. I will not relax in your presence. I understand that competition is invigorating [...]
