Category Archives: Reflection
It’s My Write
“Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self.” – Cyril Connolly Introverts like myself often experiment with methods of connecting to others, avoiding small talk and gatherings as much as possible. On one hand, protecting our needed quiet time and recharging our batteries alone …
Watch your step!
Carelessness comes in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes it is a true lack of feelings for others, and sometimes it is mere laziness or selfishness. Sometimes it is an outright act, and sometimes it is an act of omission. You never know when the carelessness of another will cause you to slip and fall–usually figuratively. …
Fish out of water
It was likely my obsession with food (and my strong opinions about it) that led to me dining at one of the LAST places anyone who knows me would ever picture me going to willingly. Am I prissy? Yes. Am I prim and proper? Yes. Am I uptight? Oh, yes. So, how is it …
Twists and turns
We rise each morning thinking we know how the day will go. We check the calendar, the to-do list, the appointment schedule and off we go to face what we presume will be the day we anticipate. So often we walk through our day-to-day existence wearing virtual blinders. But now and again, life has a …
Sharing the path
I can’t say for certain whose gait was more labored and stiff-legged–the elderly man or the graying black terrier he walked on a leash. I greeted them this morning with a nod, a smile, and a hello when we passed, walking in opposite directions on the circular path around a large pond. When I neared …
Crushed
One small flower, pressed in the pages of a large old book, falls out gently into my lap. Crushed flat by time and the weight of the pages enfolding her, she’s now merely a remnant of the life and beauty she once held. Color faded, brittle and crumbling–yet someone once thought enough of her to …
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