Don’t Give Up

August 17, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Never give up on you:there will be times where you will feel like such a failureand that all is lost,just know that these are but passing momentsin the greater picture.Life goes on, and so will you –as long as you are alive, there is a purpose and place for you –trust it. Image mine

The Eight Year Road

August 15, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Moments

August 12, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

The trips along the river have decreased, replaced by ongoing texts and emails. A family of cardinals, newly hatched, line our windowsills, their curiosity endearing, yet; my camera remains on the desk. My health has taken a plunge – not unexpected, but despairing. I’ve been locked away inside fighting the sludge. August the 23rd, our […]

Celebration

August 10, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Celebrate wins:you will excel, even surprising yourself at times;make sure you celebrate it. (Image mine)

Brief Update

August 5, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

Five bikes – powered by two adults and three children – carried balloons, flowers, and packages across town, voices raised on repeat: ‘Happy birthday to you.” When townsfolk stopped to shout out: “Whose birthday?”, they replied: “VJ’s!” Our family of five Ukrainians have been settled in their own home since June 22, and remain a […]

Evening Drive

July 31, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Weekend Sky

Take Risks

July 20, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Go for your dreams:apply for those jobs that you think are beyond your reach;take risks –Don’t reject yourself; let the world reject you.There is no shame or blame in trying. (Image mine)

Summer Vibes

July 18, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Lush, thick greenery of the riverside. The cool, calm water. Ice cream and two wheels. Summer vibes! (For Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Summer Vibes)

Moody

July 17, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Weekend Sky

Passion

July 13, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Follow your passion: pursue the things that lift you up, and trust that what you learn, whatever you do, will all add up to something worthwhile – so share it with the world. (Image my own)

Wings

(Written during my bedbound years with ME/CFS)

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

May is Myalgic Encephalomyelitis awareness month. Also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, this disease is characterized by exhaustion after exertion. The exertion can be physical -taking a shower; emotional – worrying or obsessing; or mental- filling out forms. The best source of information about ME/cfs, as we call it, is the Bateman Horne Center. They […]

Sorry

Sorry –so much inadequacybundled into one wordas if five letterscan conveydepths of regret,shock, dismay seems I am the sparkto your lighter fluid –unintentional, I swear still reelingfrom the aftermathof the explosion attempting todeconstruct theformula –precautionary I am sorry –that you are enraged,that you are so obviously disappointedthat you are consumed with resentment –except, it is […]