guts

Feeling like I need to connect,

If only to myself.

A day of working with various people who leave me feeling insecure psychologically,

It makes me feel less than adventurous to explore this evening.

So, I reach out to myself,

Imagine putting my arms around me.… Read the rest

a little distance inside

Intuitively, she felt that she needed do something that would bring some light into her world. As was often the case, writing helped to lift her up.

It felt like she needed to dig into the soil of her soul and uncover what she needed to hold there to be able to land on the purpose she wanted to find.… Read the rest

at the bottom of her world

Spiralling down and further down into despair.

Something had happened

since she had found a label for her psychology.

Something had landed,

And now she was at the bottom of her world,

Willing tears to come.

Or for something to break,

So she could see through the splinters.… Read the rest

words for comfort

No strength to work with abstract concepts online,

When nothing else but human connection will do.

And I let my life line drift out to sea,

Because I can’t pour from an empty cup.

Words, even if they are just connecting to myself,

Save my soul from despair.… Read the rest

limbo lands

Perhaps the reason why my intuition wanted me to be quiet,

Was to avoid saying things that I would regret later. (And now probably will)

Somehow, I want to reciprocate what is not said about this connection.

By not talking about it.… Read the rest

A reason to quit

Maybe she had no mandate to be angry about the concert. She had not mentioned it in weeks. There was no plan.

As she thought about the timeline of her evening the night before, she knew that what she was angry about was the fact that Atlas had ignored her pain.… Read the rest