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Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Missing the Point

I might speak, but my words are only a fraction of the message I convey. In fact, they are merely a reason for broaching my request. My request may even be hidden from myself. By not listening to my requests, I might choose to think that you do not hear me. I convince myself that you are responsible... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 28, 2006

The Epiphany

Her room was brimming with harmony and peace, despite her condition. She lay in that desolate place, an invalid whose every bodily function depended upon someone else. Her mind was incapable of higher rational thought, which many looked upon with pity. Yet, stepping into her presence was similar to... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, August 27, 2006

Who Benefits?

The hardest lessons are those that disguise themselves as noxious. We like to think that they are unfortunate recurrences; when, in fact, they are brought to us by us- specifically for healing. Whether it be pleasing or gratifying disrupts its true purpose: to teach us about our innermost feelings.... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, August 26, 2006

Familiarity Breeds Contempt

A sword wielded with great care cuts through extraneous matter cleanly, just as a mind that realizes its limitations for using deducement to deal with physical reality functions properly. Familiarity can foster the guise of security, even as the foundation upon which it rests is ever changing and... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, August 25, 2006

The Foundling

I now believe an angel directed me to follow a sign that read, 'Animal Shelter,' when adopting a dog was the furthest thing from my mind. Perhaps it was her calm assurance in the midst of hopelessness that drew me to her. Perhaps we were old friends who agreed to teach each other, despite the... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, August 24, 2006

Wishing Well

I gaze into the water, only to see my reflection gazing back. What do I really see? Is it the desire to change, or to be someone else? Is that why I wish at all? Perhaps the wish to be other than who I am is causing my restless yearning. Perhaps, if I were to gaze intently at what I am, I would see... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Misalliance

I had given Gerald a ride home in my '66 Mustang. We sat momentarily in the parking lot; we were finishing a long discussion that had begun hours before at work. Gerald felt comfortable enough to speak of it, and I was comfortable enough to hear it. 'I was molested when I was 11,' Gerald said... Sign in to see full entry.

It's All For The Best

We put the St. Joseph statue in the ground and said the prayer. Within a week, we had a buyer willing to pay cash. We found a perfect home on the coast, and perfect jobs. Everything was falling into place. Sam had been accepted into a private school for kindergarten. My wife, Cameron, worked... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 21, 2006

Uncle Frank

A prominent Caddoan village once stood where there is now two trailers and an abandoned home. The land had been occupied by the present owners' lineage since the mid 19th Century. Among rumors of a burial ground, a 'fiery bull' had been spotted several times- charging across open ground- only to... Sign in to see full entry.

The Widow

She sat meekly on her couch, and bade us to enter. Her words were faltering, and her reasons for calling a mere summons for company. We obliged her and sat in that cramped apartment. Her eyes lit up if only for a few moments. Someone was caring for her again. My eyes kept falling on the pictures of... Sign in to see full entry.

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