I will not allow something to continue to eat at me until I turn around and eat at it. ~ Saxton Bamfrs Christina I know that if food will fix the problem, won’t exacerbate it, will give childhood’s familiar peace, then it’s […]
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Your Lying Eyes
You look at me and see fifty pounds excess contributing to deterioration of worn-out knees. Another senior sliding down the hill, picking up speed. You’re right as to the pounds, the knees, the age but your conclusions prevaricate, mislead, deceive. […]
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At the first meeting you told me, “Welcome home!” You didn’t ask what I weighed must less lead me to scales. You asked if I was a hugger then you did, hugged me even though I stank and you couldn’t […]
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Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It’s not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it’s a day you’ve had everything to do and you’ve done it. ~ Margaret Thatcher Do what you […]
Continue reading »Not Selfish
Like putting on a your life vest before a child’s. Like taking a plank from your own eye before a splinter in another’s. Like getting a strong foothold before reaching out to help someone, a good grasp before offering to […]
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