What do you do when a friend is hurting But won’t let you console her? What do you do when a friend is down But won’t let you help him smile? What do you do when a friend is hungry But won’t let you feed him? What do you do when a friend is thirsty… Continue reading What Do You Do?
I use to wonder about the use of the word UGH but now it fits. Labels!!!!! UGH!!! I have spent a little time this week reading about labels. Belinda, over at The Halfway Point, wrote about labels this week. Jane, at They Call Me Jane’s Blog, also wrote about labels this week. Both got me… Continue reading Labels! UGH!
In looking for a password to a work account, I came across a writing I had done in the past. It speaks to connectedness. It speaks to need. It speaks to me so I thought I would share it with you. I remember now why I try hard to live my life not needing others.… Continue reading Thoughts from a Time Past
Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That’s why it’s a comfort to go hand in hand. – Emily Kimbrough I am continually amazed at the resilience of the human body but, more importantly at the resilience of the human soul. We are living in a time were people are suffering – whether from… Continue reading Imperfection
The letter below is inspired by the women at Momalom.com. They come up with some of the best ideas for blog posts. This blog challenge is to write a love letter to a person, to a thing, to the world and share it on your own blog or on their blog if you need to.… Continue reading A Love Letter
I just finished reading a great piece on apologies in the New York Times. The writer truly made me stop and think. I need to apologize to a friend. I know I do but am not sure if the friend is willing to listen or not. I did something that caused a huge rift between… Continue reading Apologies
The Memories The memories are there In the back of my mind Making me gasp At a very strange time The memories are there As I climb in and out of bed Of those final looks Of those final words said The memories are there As I run on these roads Of the support I… Continue reading Poetry – The Memories
The last year of this decade was a huge one for me personally. I did not sit down at the end of December 2008, as I normally would, and review the past year and set expectations for the year to come. I let 2009 roll in and through on its own. Parts of that were… Continue reading 2009 in Personal Review
Snow Globe The friendship is gone The friendship is like a snow globe Hopefully, the globe only has cracks Hopefully, the cracks can be fixed Hopefully, the globe isn’t shattered The snow, the people the liquid all over Scattered and unable to come back Together
Yes, this paragraph has been written before. Unfortunately, I have found my writing this morning but ADD and disjointed as I started one entry to discuss the college sicky and I ventured into paragraph three here so…. This story all starts Sunday evening. I had a friend over and we had decided that we were… Continue reading A Sunday Night Out
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