Tag: mental-health
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Star Bucks The Original Series
Like Tolstoy, I like to write in the marketplace. My marketplace is invariably a coffee shop. And, since I am a trekker of the globe, there is some familiarity and holiness in Starbucks. In New Orleans, I write at Cherry Coffee Roasters on Laurel. I love the vibe and the coffee. However, in my current…
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More on Writing
More on not moron. Haha. Well, subjective. I am working on my novel Tanglewood. I have taken to scheduling two hours each day devoted to writing. At least an hour is pure Tanglewood. Today, the first hour was dedicated to continuing the story. The story has jumped the rail and is off on its own…
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A Poet on “Faith”
So, I am a poet. I am also a person of faith. I have not always been a person of faith. Like Yusuf, Cat Stevens, I have journeyed to come to a place of believing in something. An awareness or belief in something mystic is often called “faith” , but I don’t know if that…
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hide the darkness
in the half lightof the shade paradevague answers and imagesat least the gaslight is onto hide the darkness
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rainbows out of reach
there’s ice in the cloudsrainbows aloftpromisesjust out of reachand a cold cold heart
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Step 3
I began offering some tips for gaining control over situations in life. Step 1 was to face life as it is, not as you wish or want it to be. See things as they are in order to begin getting control. Step 2 instructed us to get rid of all negatives. Some negatives are obvious.…
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Step 2
Face life as it is, not as you wish it was or want it to be Get rid of all negatives In the paradigm of gaining control of your life so that it is not in the control of circumstance or the whims of others, adding to the ability to be unstuck and hopeful, the…
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Depression
Depression is often accompanied by feeling trapped. “I don’t know what to do.” “What if I make the wrong choice.” “Nothing I do matters.” We feel hopeless, helpless and see no way out. Therefore, having a plan to take control of our lives can be an integral part of working our way back to mental…
