An Ode to Avocados
Thank you avocados,
for saving my dry ass meat since I have no idea how to cook.
Like the fat juicy softness of mangos,
…
Tag the body
Dear Young Man
Thank you for the compliments on my beauty and
hour-glass figure,
But perhaps hitting on me
…
Fully Rested
I’ve never been all that great at pretending
that forced laughter meant everything was okay,
that my heart wasn’t raw and bleeding.
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Though We May Be Left Behind, We Are Never Alone
We have all had people who have walked away from us. Sometimes the leaving was painful, sometimes it was a relief, and sometimes it was both. How we digest that Outer World experience into our Inner World experience can be…
Your Mind Is A Garden: Tend It Well
In order for a body to be at its best, it needs healthy food full of vital nutrients. When we feed our bodies unhealthful food, they will function, but not as well, and the long-term harm begins to pile up.…
Comparing Ourselves To Others – part II
The flip side of comparing ourselves to others and finding ourselves ‘less than’ is comparing ourselves to others so we can feel superior. Here too, the way to work with our comparing states is not through judgement but compassion. It…
Comparing Ourselves To Others Sets Us Up For Failure
I woke up this morning, got online, and discovered a peer of mine was running a workshop well-received enough that people are flying in to take it. I could have been joyful for her success. Instead, in about five seconds,…
It Always Seems Impossible Until It’s Done
In the too-busy, too-much-to-do world most of us are living in, it is very easy to feel overwhelmed and to believe the task ahead of us is impossible to complete. Notice where the word impossible is pointing. It is almost…
Last Night, While I Was Sleeping
Last night, while I was sleeping far from you,
my heart was growing
bigger.
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Don’t Be a Hater on Valentine’s Day
Rethinking it for those of us who are pissy about it. Valentine’s Day has always annoyed me. I mean, it’s been done already. The whole representation of the heart symbol for care and love and all the other good relationship…
The Bruised Darkness Still Erupts
Just as the doctors predicted upon her diagnosis,
she held out for two years in spite of her conviction that
holistic treatments and prayers to Hindu gods and goddesses
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Random Haikus
fall off pedestal
ego dry like autumn leaves
fall deeper in love
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