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Lesson
I’ve learned this lesson beforeStill it visits meReminding me that I am notSome kind of superheroImpervious to its allureReminding me that I am indeed humanAnd fallibleBut I am learningTo be stronger and quickerRebounding before fallingKnowingThat I must always be vigilant ~ kay dee
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Season’s Up
season’s upthe seasons changedyet i still grasp onto what has beenbecause it’s familiarbecause i know itlike the back of my handbecause i already walked the pathi remember the stepsi’m well-versed in what came beforebecause i lived it but nownow is the futurenow is unsurefaith leaps are exhilaratingthen you landand must figure out the restyou must…
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Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder?
I have been noticeably absent from my normal social circles since the pandemic hit. The pandemic, for me, has been both devastating and kind of…good. Devastating because I lost my father to COVID. It was swift and crushing. It didn’t give us time to think or process the aspect of losing him. Within a span…
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A Note To My Children – About Persevering
[Yes, this is an actual note I sent to my kids. I never know if they will actually read my notes (smile) but I send them occasionally anyway. Maybe they will read this when they need it most.] Every wall is a door” (Emerson) I remember when I first saw this quote a few years…
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Seeking Direction
I’m tired. I feel like I keep reaching for something better and it continues to escape my grasp. I try for love and keep experiencing disappointment. Or I temporarily settle and end up more deeply disappointed than ever. I try for success outside of my job, and have several projects going, but, I get frustrated…
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Boys Are Dumb, But So Darned Cute!
(This is an official rant. Don’t take it personally if this doesn’t apply to you. I just had to get it out.) Boys…are…dumb. Official. Just tonto. Like, wtf is wrong with them??? Seriously. Non-committal, immature (just downright juvenile), confusing (and they say we’re confusing… HA!). They don’t know what tf they want until they’re too…
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Winter Fan, Winter Foe
I don’t like winter. I used to like it when I was a kid. I loved putting on my boots and big poofy winter coat and trudging through the shin-deep blanket of snow. I have good memories of attempting to make snowmen with my siblings. Or I’d pick a pristine, untouched patch of snow and…