How often has your life with all its good intentions and dreams been hijacked by some aspect of your Self with whom you just haven’t been able to connect? Mine has. Many times. So many, in fact, that four years ago I finally enlisted the help of a good therapist to lead me to a … More Dear Me: A Collection of Letters Addressed to Various Aspects of My Self
This week’s #FWF prompt from Kellie Elmore asks us to consider this: Today you have been granted the opportunity to go anywhere, do anything, meet anyone, travel in time…whatever you wish, it is yours. Now, there’s a catch. (Isn’t there always?) When you wake up tomorrow… you will not remember any of it. Would you … More #Free Write Friday: Ponder this … No Thank You
The #Free Write Friday Prompt from Kellie Elmore this week is about running away; finding your freedom from something that stands in your way. Here’s my offering. (And I promise to write something more prose-like soon.) Thanks for visiting … Dorothy 🙂 * Run Away Run away? I don’t think so I’ve done all the running … More #Free Write Friday: Run Away
Planted early, the Seed of Doubt Sprouts of innocence, feigning Constructive criticism Beneath the guise of Concern, when all is but The grasping tentacle of Another’s insecurities. It Binds and strangles The tender blossom born Of love, all the While adopting the Stance of the treasured, Indispensable Flower in the Garden of Creativity. With stealth it … More The Seed of Doubt
Creativity’s on sabbatical ~ Stuffing herself silly With a diet of acute Observations upon which To ruminate and then Digest, I’m guessing, For her next great Creative outburst. And She’s doing it In secret, refusing to Divulge. She simply Whiles away my Precious time Indulging in the world Around her. She offers Tender morsels of Thought; ideas Upon … More Creativity
Shedding Light on the Family Tree 