Steph's Creative Chaos
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, 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 →
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.
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?
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?
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 →
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 →
Until we deal with the fear, the stench will remain; a constant reminder of the rottenness at the core.
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 →
“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.
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 →
“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 →
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 →
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 →
Barefoot, she stands, waiting. A restless breeze tugs at her hair before moving on, leaving behind the faint scent of the ocean; a scent that fills her simultaneously with a soothing calm and an unquenchable restless. Head thrown back, she stands, waiting. Her eyes search the evening sky, watching as the stars wink into existence,... Continue Reading →
"When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us." ~Alexander Graham Bell My heart was broken long ago. The details don't matter. What matters is that instead of admitting that my heart was... Continue Reading →
“All Beginnings are hard. . . . Especially a beginning that you make for yourself. That's the hardest beginning of all.” ~Chiam Potok It is not unusual at this time of the year to see dozens of posts touting an individual’s New Year’s Resolutions; posts about losing weight, finding love, getting their dream job. ... Continue Reading →
“Surround yourself only with people who are going to lift you higher.” ~ Oprah Winfrey Does purposefully surrounding yourself with people who will lift you higher; people who encourage you and strengthen you sound like a selfish thing to do? Can you imagine the alternative? No, most of us don’t have to imagine the... Continue Reading →
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.” ~Melody Beattie It has been said that gratitude is the real... Continue Reading →
You know, the first thing that popped into my head when I saw today’s date on my calendar was that maybe the Mayan’s got it wrong. You know, maybe whoever was creating that great count calendar had a case of dyslexia and wrote down 12/21/12 instead of 12/12/12. Hey, stranger things have happened! Translation... Continue Reading →
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