“I will hear not those who weep and complain, for their disease is contagious.”
—Og Mandino, The Greatest Salesman in the World, 1968
prose
A little blue
“I’ve been feeling a little blue — just a pale, elusive azure. It isn’t serious enough for anything darker.”
—L. M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island, 1915
Always This Paying
Nothing is really any fun,
because you’ve always got to pay for everything.
—D. H. Lawrence, Pansies, 1929
Perfectionism
I beat myself up every day without so much as a scratch.
Groove
Good music can make the difference between a mediocre workout and a slamdamfantastic workout!
Agonistic
The toughest battle is Mind.
Stellar
Winter’s cold-black celestial canvas showcases
the twinkling anatomy of Orion and his skymates…
Sir Reality
Some colors exist in dreams that are not present in the waking spectrum.
Daze in a rut
At a certain point, some of us just sit down and watch the rest of our lives
Storied
Books talk to you for an afternoon. Literature speaks for generations.
Endlessnesses
My grief is like a magician’s endless scarf — the more I let out the
Marriage material
They loved with a love that was frayed around the edges but strong
Tea Time
Tea brings Time to a crawl, its frantic pace resuming on noticing