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Pink
I imagine it’s hardly a surprise to those who know me, but I don’t “do” days off. At least, not very well. I’ve been gifted? or cursed? With that feeling of inner restlessness I have been working on mindfulness, sometimes mediation (although not very well! I can’t quiet the thoughts in my head. It’s a…
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Pursue
It started so long ago I don’t even recall the first hurdle Climb every mountain, ford every stream. The Von Trapp family took it on the road, And so did I eventually. The struggle was to outdo what I’d done before, fight a little higher, Push myself to rest a little shorter, Graduate, study, repeat,…
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Bitter
Some things sour a person, Make them feel a deep pit inside, acidic and darkly rich Emotions we’d rather not explore that linger long within one’s soul So many things can trigger it, different for each The feeling of being passed over for one less deserving, Wrongfully convicted of a deed that you didn’t or…
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Fresh
Just landed in Toronto for the weekend again, number four of fivefold my geriatrics diploma course. Getting very close to being finished, and more excited this weekend than I was last month. Last month was painful making it though the weekend, and I felt like I had to force myself through the whole thing. And…
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Shower time
My morning routine is pretty set now. I get up, coffee until awake, play on my phone with Facebook/email/etc, exercise, then shower and get ready for the day. Morning showers have become the most fun part of my day since having my little dude. He’s always been a little more attached than the girls, and…
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Long road home
Today has been tiring. Nothing overly difficult or unusual, but draining none the less. It’s like the floodgates had opened up, and people and problems continued to pour in. I felt like a river bed, gouged down by the persistence of water, wearing me down over time. By the last set of troubles I felt…