You tell yourself just do it! And other times…just cool it! Why can’t you just get it? You have fallen into the orchestra pit Living your life like a hypocrite The vulnerable part of you throwing a fit! It would be happy with a simple base hit The ego pushes you into a fire pit Your […]
Category: Type A Recovery
Life is NOT a to do list!
life is not a to do list a task to be checked off with a clenched fist we are meant to coexist not become a nativist balancing our need to persist with that of being sunkissed without fear of being dismissed nor merely living to subsist this is not how we were meant to exist! […]
Just one more thing….
Just one more thing and then I’ll rest,I’ll stop putting myself to the test,Needing always to be the best,On the constant spiritual quest,Riding the wave upon the crest,Showing up so damn well dressed But hey-this life’s not a contest,Aiming for higher-a bigger conquest.Though that has become a habit,I can attest I just got off the […]
Success
Allowing the world to determine our successCauses an enormous amount of stressAnd creates corresponding duress. This is an issue for us all to address I have bought into this messI most humbly confessThis pattern will surely continue unlessWe collectively expressOur dissatisfaction with material successAnd our illusion of rapid progress. We believe what’s printed in the press,Our image on […]
I drank the Kool Aid
I drank the Kool Aid. I believed the demonstrations and the parade. I wanted equality and all it portrayed. We’ve lost ourselves in this grand masquerade, Being mother, wife, daughter, doctor and maid. We shout from the rooftops “We’ve made it”! But, we’ve been played… We bought into a system and all it conveyed, Ignorant of […]
Choosing YOU
Choosing YOU Is what you need to do. While listening to other points of view, Opposing opinions may spew and askew. You may simply respond with a kind “thank you,” Or perhaps a curt “adieu.” They have their own agenda Their own world view That they hope you will live up to. It’s not your […]
You are not flawed & It’s not your fault
When I owned my store leka, women would come in and try on clothing all day long. When something did not fit-for any reason-there was always a common thread in their responses (pun intended). Often the first thing to come out of a woman’s mouth was that something was wrong with her because the item […]
Meaning and Matter
Meaning matters. Now more than ever The how and why matters as much or more than the what and who The what is easier to see, the who – easy to determine The how and why are subtle, more deep, elusive, sometimes hidden We are collectively experiencing a crisis of meaning What matters to us […]
Follow your emotions
Follow your emotions to where your truth lies. Emotions do not lie.
Power of the Phone
Oh the power we give our phone Our lives we no longer own So afraid we are of being alone We have offered our minds to “APPLE” on loan Whether we be young or fully grown We are being silently trained to become a drone Believing we are smarter with our clever smart phone We […]