The Tale of a Smile #232
Whenever characters are triumphant, we are drawn into their celebrations, feeling the same relief and happiness that they do, as if we were observers within the stories rather than an audience reading narratives that were created specifically to hold those details….
Always Available #406
If fear rises, the air burns on both the inhale and the exhale. If grief stands out, the sun’s embrace is replaced by dancing shadows. If anger keeps the heart, thoughts are ever so slowly dragging memories by their feet. If despair is written, shaken feelings can’t…
Companions #405
Roaming around in our stories are words that tell us who we are. As the reminders of the moments and marks that have shaped us. Of their repetitive familiar speech without an on-off switch. Of the long and messy process of our gardens. Where details become heavy…
Looking Back #404
Flowers are never just flowers but it’s hard to take our minds off of the relief that they bring. Weeds are never just weeds but it’s hard to take our minds off of the disbelief that they bring. In how their silly little moments and the ones we fall crying into are…
Turning Weeds #403
It’s hard to release the artful ways that our homes express themselves. To change the dancing style of pushing through and trying to recover later. To discover how words have settled in like we are some destination for them to get to. How contagious heart burn is from…
That’s Right #402
Our humanness has never tread lightly in our gardens. Never been a singular moment. Holds days that shame bleeds through to other pages. While forgiveness sits in the uncomfortableness of not being seen. Where those two share their tales of how the weather has gotten…
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