Organic Is Not A Religion

An Alternative Declaration of Love

This piece, on 'dysfunctional' marriage, was written in early February 2015. It was initially entitled “An Outrage”, and is based on close and careful observation, describing a commitment scenario I would not personally encourage, nor condone. The message is a subtle one, interspersed with underlying confronting tones, much like the real-life tapestry of a well-crafted deception that is … Continue reading An Alternative Declaration of Love

Trepidatious Booksteps

***** When you have a huge story inside of you, waiting for its natural time to be carefully birthed, and then discover in a moment that part of your story has been written about and published by someone else ... I am feeling rather peculiar today, and am not at all sure how to process … Continue reading Trepidatious Booksteps

A Non-Apologetic Note On Alcohol

Sometimes I feel that we give too little consideration to our effect on others, when we make life choices that we think are perfectly harmless, to ourselves and to others. This is one such example, which I am excrutiatingly aware of, hence the strong tone of these words ... ***** If you had an Alcoholic in … Continue reading A Non-Apologetic Note On Alcohol

Before You Hand Someone A Fortune

Before you hand someone a fortune, inheritance or otherwise, make sure that they know how to take care of it. ~ Holly

The Doors of Life

Life has closed certain doors to me at the moment, some hopefully only temporarily, and so I am learning to work with the doors that remain open, or which have opened instead. There are ‘doors’ that I have consciously closed myself, and some that I have unconsciously shut and locked, at least for now, perhaps … Continue reading The Doors of Life

When we can see the beauty in a flower

This small piece was first 'published' via The White Space at http://www.facebook.com/thewhitespace on 25 January 2015.  I copy it here, for anyone who needs to be reminded of beauty, or to receive a hug of understanding in their moment of difficulty.  ~ : ~   When we can see the beauty in a flower, it says more about … Continue reading When we can see the beauty in a flower