Pumpkin picking is personal, but so is free choice. Should we let someone - or something else make choices for us, or should we take back control of our free will?
PERSONAL PUMPKIN PICKING
Through a Glass Darkly
Letting go is never easy, especially when it is not some THING that you are letting go of, but some ONE. But letting go is a part of life, Sometimes it is in letting go that you, or the one you are letting go of, is finally able to heal and grow.
Stop Looking at Me!
May I just take this moment to say that Zoom is the Devil. Zoom comes in the guise of light and progress but is truly a deceiver and devourer of souls.
Glitter and Glue; the New Year and You.
Glitter and Glue; the New Year and You.
The Road Less Traveled
Robert Frost once said, “I took the road least traveled by, and it has made all the difference.” And I have to say, he was smack on the money. I did take the road least traveled by, and it HAS made all the difference, because I now know that I am hopelessly lost.
As the World Crumbles
What is there to say when the world seems to be falling apart? Most people who go on social media already have their minds made up. They go to argue their point; to point out why everyone else is wrong and to decry the injustice of it all. I want to make magic with my words. I want to touch the heart of the world and, if only for a moment, make it see past the anger, the division and hatred and violence, and show it what it could be. What is possible.
The Great Divide
Have you ever noticed? Every time there is an “event” we sit on our phones or computers hitting “refresh” anxious to see the latest pictures, read the latest updates, hear the most recent “takes” on the situation by whatever talking head, pundit or agitator is out there spouting off about it. It is as if... Continue Reading →
Dearest Tuesday
Dearest Tuesday, I have seen so many of your brothers and sisters come and go. Some I’ve loved, and some I’ve hated. Some have sped by so fast I got whiplash. Others dragged their feet so slowly I wanted to kick them for being so boring. All of them have the reputation of actually being... Continue Reading →
Recommended For You
I do not read because I enjoy a particular genre. I read to be awed by an awesomely told story, or to learn new information on a topic that intrigues me. I read for the pure joy of it.
The Banner of Busyness
Why do we insist on keeping ourselves so busy that we never seem to have time for anything that truly rests or refreshes us? When did we forget what it is like to simply take time for ourselves to rest and recharge our batteries? Why is self-care so rarely on our list of priorities?
Will the Real Writer Please Stand Up?
What does it mean to be a "real writer?" Is being a real writer something you were born with, or is it something that you become?
The Great Pause
One day you will be able to look back on early 2020 and say "I survived The Great Pause" The Great Pause: a brief moment in time whe the world stood still, peoples and nations united, however briefly, against a common enemy. A moment when people were given the time to re-evaluate their priorities and... Continue Reading →
Where the Wild Things Grow
I always feel so guilty when I thin out seedlings. I even find myself apologizing; “I’m sorry sweetie, I know you were trying your best, if I had space each and every one of you would get the chance to grow to your full potential.” In a way I find myself akin to the ones... Continue Reading →
Taking Out the Trash
Until we deal with the fear, the stench will remain; a constant reminder of the rottenness at the core.
Consume This!
We live in a messed up world. No, let me rephrase that, we live in a messed up society. No, let me be even more specific. We are messed up because we live in a consumer society which throws the natural balance so out of true that we actually think that this is the way... Continue Reading →
Isn’t it Just Ducky
“If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.”
This, my friends, is called “the duck test” and it is one of the biggest pieces of crap advice in existence.
The Curse of the Zombies
Have you seen them? Have you seen the soulless ones that go about their daily routines with focused footsteps and empty eyes? For all that they walk and talk and eat and sleep and take their young to little league games, they are, for all intents and purposes, nothing more than functional zombies. Reverse zombies... Continue Reading →
HALFWAY TO DEAD
“Most people die at 25 and aren’t buried until 75.” -Benjamin Franklin It was the damndest thing. I was at the mall, eeling my way through a school of teenagers when I heard a snatch of conversation between two boys that stopped me dead in the water: “Dude, she’s like 40 years old! That’s like... Continue Reading →
The Invisible Man
There was once an invisible man. No one knew that he was invisible. Not really, for the invisible man kept himself impeccably dressed, and was always active and while the man himself may have been invisible, the clothes were not, and his actions had just as much of an impact on the world as those... Continue Reading →
Toothpaste and Mud Puddles
Have you ever had a moment of such incredible happiness that you found yourself wondering “what did I do to deserve this?” I have. And that one question my friends, is a clear cut example of what a twisted culture we live in. You see, happiness is not something that you deserve. It is not... Continue Reading →
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