Observations
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Good Will Hunting
“…something occurred to me. I fell into a deep peaceful sleep and I haven’t thought about you since. You know what occurred to me?” “No.” “You’re just a kid. You don’t have the faintest idea of what you’re talking about.” “Why, thank you.” “It’s all right. You’ve never been out of Boston.” “Nope.” “So if… Continue reading
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Curious
Today, I had what has long been an elusive emotion. It was fleeting, but definite. It felt nice, it felt energizing. It’s as if I stepped out of the heaviness of the last years and for a moment, just a moment, I was simply a person again, wondering about the possibilities of life ahead instead… Continue reading
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Her
Whether it was random chance or the electron gods colluding between the apps on my phone, I’ll never know. I wasn’t excited about this business trip, so very unlike me, I didn’t pack until the night before my 6am flight. Very, very unlike me. The last thing I did racing the clock to bed was… Continue reading
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Late Summer Wildlife
I walk through an urban forest most every day. It is a paved bicycle path with tall trees and natural brush along the way. I am on my fourth season of doing so; I have walked it in 96 degrees Fahrenheit and in 18 inches of snow, as first footprints. I have marveled at the… Continue reading
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Vegetarian off the Beaten Path
In 2013, I began discovering the knowledgeable vegetarian and vegan communities scattered in hidden parts of cities; often in places one may think twice about going. At that time, I had been a vegetarian for a decade and appreciated the creative ways people approached living without animal flesh. It’s hard enough to run a restaurant;… Continue reading
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Why I Love the DMV
No, not the Department of Motor Vehicles, though they are hard-working individuals with a minute-by-minute test in patience. I am referring to the National Capital Beltway area, also referred to as Washington DC Metro. The District of Columbia and adjacent portions of Maryland and Virginia form the DMV the locals know and love. It doesn’t… Continue reading
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Nature, our Teacher
Go on a walk today and share a photo of something that catches your eye. This morning, I got to witness a phenomenon I hadn’t seen before. The overnight raindrops still held on individual tree leaves up high, were interrupted by the morning wind. As if falling from the sky, the wind displaced the raindrops… Continue reading
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Reset vs Repair
My office chair at work is the RESPAWN brand. I thought it was an odd name, until I learned it was a video-gaming chair, actually. Then I had to look up if the word meant what I think it meant, because I have not played video games, even when I could have. So it turns… Continue reading
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Music Lyrics, Movie Lines, Quotes (Routinely Updated)
“I’m not here to feed your insecurities, I wanted you to love me” The Pleasure Principle, Janet Jackson “If someone is truly in love with you, their biggest fear is hurting you. If they are in love with how you make them feel, they fear losing you. Once you understand the difference, you understand love.” … Continue reading
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Octopus and Turtle
Picture two humans of any combination…gender, race. They are married. If you asked each one how the relationship is going, how it’s really going, they are likely to give two distinctively different answers. This is because there are always parallel realities where people are involved. Marriage is a Rorschach test. In Imago Relationship Therapy, founded… Continue reading
