Pride
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My heart is not broken. It still beats normally. It is my mind that is a mess. A nest of “if, then, why, what” thoughts. Questions that never stop. Why did you leave? If only I did this, rather than that! How can I restore that which was lost? Can what is lost be salvaged?…
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I see this phenomenon everywhere. Opinions and direction swings like a pendulum, from one end of the spectrum to the other, only passing the middle ground, but lingering at the extremes. The saying ‘Two wrongs don’t make a right!’ applies here. These swings are much more common and prominent due to media programming. And here…
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This one hits home. I know I am not perfect but when I observe others in life I often think things like, ‘Dude where did you learn to drive’, or ‘Go back to school’, or ‘Fucking idiot!’. I forget that I am other people’s other people, and by thinking this way I elevate myself and…
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I am nearing the end of my career. I have worked on two continents in both hemispheres of this pretty planet. I am fortunate that my work has always been indoors, and challenging, fulfilling and rewarding. It has also been stressful, irritating, all consuming and intrusive. I had success and failure, I have seen laughter,…
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The devil goes to Georgia on a Greyhound bus. He loves to travel incognito, and he always uses trains or buses when possible. The most interesting people travel on buses and trains. He is currently riding the body of an obese woman, and she is no fun. Her head is filled with thoughts and images…