Good Morning. (Joel clears his throat.) ‘Hello.’ Joel? (My throat feels tight.) It’s OK. (He’s crying.) Why are you crying? (He doesn’t answer.) Where are you Joel? (He shows himself in a straightjacket alone in a padded room.) Joel, did you put yourself in there? ‘Yes.’ You don’t have to stay there, […]
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Everyone of us have a role to play. The beggar on the street plays their part just as the baker, the poet and those in the thick cream at the top. What one might consider top to bottom is not top to bottom at all. When you shake the milk the cream becomes the whole
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When a word triggers a reaction, it isn’t just a word. That word has roots. Origins. There is a why you have a physical response to this word. You buried it. You left it for dead. Abandoned. Yet, here it is. Resurfacing from time to time. Leave it
In hiding, in retreat. Come out, come out wherever you are. It’s alright dear one, the hard part is over. You’ve done it, well done. What’s that you say? You can’t let down your guard, your defenses will not disengage. There, there. It is difficult to trust sometimes, more so when that trust has
You touch the bottom of the pond then kick yourself back up to the surface. It’s a game. Down, up. Down, up. Then somewhere in there you learn to swim, to float, to have fun. Sure, the storms will come. Let them. Get out, dry off, find shelter. They will pass as they always do.
There is beauty in the pain. Tragedy in itself is jarring. It breaks us open and cuts us to our very soul. Sit in it. Let the dust settle. Let it be. Let it be until the sun breaks free and you see the first rays breaking through for you. Then, get to work.
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