Unfinished Pieces

November 16, 2011

You can waste a lot of time waiting for the big one, the masterpiece, the thing that will establish you and identify you and announce that you’ve arrived. You’re already here. It’s time to do your work. And your work may be to create a series of unfinished pieces. A riff with no refrain. A [...]

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You Can Hide but You Can’t Run

November 10, 2011

“hidden truth” by Raul Romo Now that I’ve shared my dark secrets, I feel free to come back into the open. The sunlight of support I’ve received feels good on my skin, and it’s nice to breathe the fresh air of honesty. Exposing myself to the elements has let me enjoy the good nature of [...]

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Tunneling Into Walls: My Search for My Keys, My Billfold, and My Focus

November 9, 2011

Something’s wrong. Things are not going well. We’re struggling and despite all our efforts we’re failing. And we don’t want anyone to know it. Digging Down We stick our chest out. We keep our chin up. We never let them see us sweat. We could tell someone. We could ask for help. But doing so [...]

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Leaving Myself Alone – another Mildly Creative Poem

October 13, 2011

I took a walk today and left myself alone. I didn’t ask myself to slow down or demand that I pick up the pace. I wandered off course and drifted slowly back repeatedly. Didn’t tell myself what to look for but I saw things. Didn’t tell myself what to listen for but I heard things. [...]

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We’re So Ashamed of Changing (This Is Why We’re Crazy)

October 13, 2011

Every journey has its own set of twists and turns, many of which are completely unexpected. The course darts left when we were planning to head right, and, when this happens, we can resist the new direction. Changing course can feel like failing, like losing, like throwing in the towel. I’ve experienced this several times [...]

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