Wendy’s fall from her gilded megaphone is a cautionary tale for today’s image-obsessed attention-mongers. She didn’t gradually slide into her current life stage. She tumbled violently into obsolescence so immediately, the public was still looking for her in her incapacity.
Tag Archives: Life
Poem: In Real Life
Sunset Crater Volcano is one the most beautiful places
my eyes have seen. The cratered mountain is covered
by pitch black lava-covered-earth. The flourishing
re-populated forest, which had to break through
incinerated earth encrusted with thousand-year-old
lava rock, stands as witness to the true force of life.
2023 Top Praise Songs
The first three listed bring me almost instantly to tears and stills me no matter what I’m doing. The remainder help tell my story.
Holiday Food Nostalgia
Everything I grabbed sparked joy.
The coup de grâce was seeing a bright yellow and red label that said: BROOKLYN BABKA! Oh my! I almost turned into a shaking puddle right there in the aisle. Pure joy! I’ve been trying to figure out when I can get to NYC for a few days just to eat and walk around the city.
Thread: 10 Actions to Combat Loneliness by Samuel C W Hart
I live alone and I’m a seasoned lone traveller, solitary cafe go-er and solo diner.
Here’s 10 things I remind myself to do on those days when I’m feeling isolated.
Reflections: Life Cycles & Progress
Have you ever been knocked off your mark? Have you ever found your place? Knew it was your place and still left it? Since leaving Arizona, I’ve been looking for another place to call home. Two and half years later, the place I want to be most is the Sonoran Desert, the special place IContinueContinue reading “Reflections: Life Cycles & Progress”
Why are men so frustrating?
The union contractor bragged about keeping a full wallet and being on the job for 35 years, but his 2 examples of paying more than double a decent rate for basic services told me he doesn’t know anything about money or project management.
Beach Day: Ebb and Flow of Life
Bodies of water are rejuvenating, envigorating, life-affirming.
The push and pull of the waves. The retreat and reach of foam caps. The way the water ripples and shimmer as it stretches into the horizon, connecting with heaven at the end of our sight and with our feet planted on the earth at the beginning of our frame of vision.
Year 48: Touching Grass
A few years ago I decided the day of my birthday would be for me only. It started off as a no travel day. Wherever I was, there I would be content with whatever the day brought.
Thread: Live Before You Die by J.S. Park
Not everyone is able to fully embody themselves, achieve their dreams, pursue their goals, for all sorts of reasons, systemic & traumatic. Do not waste time on everyone else’s vision for you.