What would it matter if I go away? Most people don’t know I’m here anyway. There’s comfort in staying. And then there’s boredom. There’s fear in leaving. And then there’s freedom. There’s stability in staying. And then you stand still. There’s chaos in leaving. Then there’s the thrill. There’s familiarity in staying. Then it’s annoying. […]
Tag: passion
Bagel life
Have you ever thought about which side of the bagel you prefer? Assuming, of course, that you like, or have ever eaten a bagel. Also assuming, that the bagel is sliced horizontally, and not vertically. I’m not sure why one would slice a bagel vertically, it would drastically reduce the spreadable surface which people use […]
Pity free (free pity?)
The great lie of modern media, from news, to marketing, to entertainment, is to convince us that everything is causing us to suffer. In fact, very few of us actually are suffering. But the illusion has us believing that at every perception of inconvenience, or pain, requires a massive cry for help. The actual need […]
Eron’s Station
At the end of the line, a product was inspected, its quality assessed, and when deemed suitable, it was boxed up and transported, wherever it was needed. Eron didn’t concern himself with the quality of the final item. There were others that worked in the plant, that produced the product, that was transported, wherever it […]
More or less?
Can you do it? Does the answer lie in your head, or are you seeking it from another? If the question is being posed, then the answer needs to come from inside. All of the books you could read, advice you could seek, and motivational speeches you could absorb, are no substitution for internal resolve. […]
Eron’s Chore
Eron shot through the rippling water. He kicked and propelled himself downward. The sun above beaming thinning tendril rays towards him through the water as he dove towards the floor. The pressure built in his ears and nostrils, the air in his lungs seeming to gain weight as he approached the blue sand. As he […]
Temp——————-
Temperance is a virtue, temptation leads to sin. Temperaure is a gauge, tempura once had fins. Tempests blow fiercely, temptresses, maybe the same? Temperate zones appeal tempeh garners disdain. Tempo keeps us in check, Temporizing divides. Templar-like behavior can be Tempting in some times. Temporary are we, despite temples we yearn to be. are […]
Levee
When “it’s” right, whatever that may be for you, The passion for it will churn inside of you like a raging whirlpool, It will foam and push itself from the jagged rocks, It will thunder down the banks, over boulders and down river, It will explode and surge from you over a great precipice, It […]
Gift hope
The precious item is purchased with money procured by our sacrifice of time. It’s a gift, because we gave of ourselves, to give it to another. We secure it with padding, and cushion it with smiles, hoping to get one back. Then we place it into a container with a squared, wrap-able […]
Peace In Pieces
The box is filled with possibility and hope. The picture and numbers on the lid, promise that the thousands of intricate little pieces, once joined, will reveal a striking image. Inside the box, the pieces, close together in a janky, jigsaw, jumble, are teeming with anticipation at their liberation, and reformation into a complete piece […]