All posts tagged love

Sunsets, Wishes & Anniversaries

How many sunsets have you watched? Enough that if yesterday’s had been your last you wouldn’t miss them? How many times have you made a wish on a faded dandelion and blown its seeds to the winds? Enough that you have no more wishes? I think about these things sometimes, when I think of those [...]

Five Minutes In The Yard

My brain is a sieve. I have trouble remembering names, faces, birthday, events… you name it. If it’s happened, I’ve most likely forgotten it. Unless it is a perceived trauma. I have an uncanny ability to recall, in detail, all slights, injuries, embarrassments, losses, etc. I am exaggerating ONLY SLIGHTLY. So, when I saw today’s [...]

Related Or Not

I can’t relate. I can’t relate to the woman who considers her mother to be her best friend. I can’t relate to those who call their families every day, just because. I can’t relate to those who trust others simply because of DNA. I can’t relate to those who truly believe that blood is thicker [...]

The Little Things

Today, I noticed individual rain drops pearled on the tips of empty branches. I noticed new blossoms, confused and arriving too early for their celebration of life. I noticed the purity in a child’s shy smile and prolonged hug. I noticed the power and vitality embedded in an expansive, full-body stretch. I noticed the depth [...]

Letters to Exes

A few days ago, I mentioned my need to change priorities when it comes to relationships. As part of that endeavor, I must acknowledge the lessons learned along the way and the trail of debris left behind… *** Dear Child Star: Of course we had to end. I could never admit how I felt and [...]