A glimpse, cemeteries and birthdays.

A glimpse, cemeteries and birthdays.

April 18, 2020 Coffee, thoughts, music and birthdays. The coffee is strong this morning.  The thoughts are coming fast and furious.  The music is mixed. The birthdays are happy and sad.  The coffee has half and half The thoughts are contemplative and disordered The music 

journal entry – april 16, 2020

journal entry – april 16, 2020

Today’s random thoughts — April 16, 2020 The silence is loud. The only things I hear are the furnace, the birds and the words in my head. The words are formed but not in any readable order. They are just there, rolling around and banging 

But are you really bored?

But are you really bored?

But are you really bored?  It’s a crazy time for a lot of us right now. So many are working from home. So many are home schooling their kids. So many changes are taking place. It’s a new normal. It’s not what we are used 

How Was Your Saturday Night?

How Was Your Saturday Night?

Oh, and what do we have here?  So, if you didn’t know and you live under a rock – hey some of us might right now – but season 3 of Ozark was released on Netflix Friday. So, naturally we had to binge watch. Five 

Three Birds

Three Birds

I watched them. Three little birds. Chirping and making noise in the beautiful sunshine of the day. I thought about them. I thought about the situation going on in the world right now. Carefree and unscathed, they flitted around the small bush in front of 

56 Eve

56 Eve

56 eve. Tomorrow is my birthday. Tomorrow is March 12th. Another year. Did I waste it? Did I use it wisely? We don’t get much time. We may feel like we do, but we don’t.  As I sit here and look back on my year, 

Work Ethic and Levis Jeans

Work Ethic and Levis Jeans

I was 12. I thought I was a big shot. After all, how many other 12 year old kids had a job? It was technically my first job, because taxes, but I had done a ton of babysitting before that. I babysat from the time 

Not I, Not Me, It’s Us and We – The Process

Not I, Not Me, It’s Us and We – The Process

Has anyone ever told you to enjoy the process? It usually entails an effort happening on your part and that effort is something that is going to take a while, or something that is going to be hard. For example, losing weight. We’ve all been 

Excuses, Break Up With Them

Excuses, Break Up With Them

Excuses. We all have them. They are automatic. They take no thinking. They take no creativity. They are there. If you don’t have them, you’re lying. We all use them. We like to pretend they render us powerless.  Excuses can be powerful though. We let 

Show Up

Show Up

How are you showing up for yourself? As I am sure you know, we are always our toughest critic. We are ridiculously hard on ourselves when it comes to our bodies. How we look. How we see ourselves. You know the drill. There is not