In my mind —
I’ve tried a million
times to go back
to that day —
tried to change
my choices
begged a do-over
from the universe
I’ve crippled myself with
guilt
sorrow
thrashing the quicksand
sinking in
layers of grief
fighting a sticky web
trapped in
regret-regret-regret
I don’t even care about
my own
broken heart
I’m sorry
I broke yours
Personal Journal
Chasing the past
Chasing the past, I stumbled into the future.
P.S. Thanks to Rebecca for letting me know that this quote was used in the television show Being Erica. In the episode “Plenty of Fish,”
Dissent
I do love my friends who wouldn’t dare judge me — but we all need to be judged, sometimes.
Mind full
Walking is good for solving problems — it’s like the feet are little psychiatrists.
Healing stronger
Scars tell us more about the future than the past, about how we can live strong despite any pain we’ve been through.
Saving y’all some time
After reading countless health books over the past couple of decades, I can tell you it pretty much all boils down to this: Eat plenty of veggies, work, play, rest, and don’t worry.
Seasonal emotions
Shedding late-summer tears for the end of cherry season. Patiently and hopefully waiting for pumpkin pie season.
Barely knowing
Spring and summer come with a lush layer of foliage over reality, but when things start falling away in the autumn and get bare and stark in the winter we’re forced to look at things more as they really are, including ourselves.
Self-help
The secret to wellness is being your own guardian angel.
Nerve-inferno
Fear is advance panic of unexpected life.
Sonoran seasons
Winter in Phoenix is springtime
Spring is summer askew
Summer is torturous hellfire
Autumn is summer part II
Ruminate
Regrets —
those ghosts
of action
that haunt
our thoughts
Unhoard
Once you’ve whittled down to spiritual essentials, the physical decluttering comes naturally.