Some people live where the air is very thin. So high up that it must be such a laboring effort to find their next breath. Maybe that is why they are so intolerant of those “beneath them.” The bottom dwellers have only themselves to blame. The heady scent of struggling day-to-day to live. The stink of homelessness, rank …
The Painful Truth
I have never found it entertaining to watch people get hurt on tv “ video” shows. It is physically painful just watching. I have never found it entertaining to watch someone on tv in a situation that is very uncomfortable for them….it becomes very uncomfortable for me. There is an overwhelming ache of uselessness in …
An Attitude Adjustment
It becomes part of our being, hugging us like skin. Not something that you can slip off at night and toss on the floor with the clothing of the day. No, attitude is much deeper and harder to change. Attitude begins to grow within us as babies when we are introduced …
The Road Less Traveled….
Facing social issues tends to cause more cramping and discomfort than constipation for many. Therefore, denial becomes the medicine that is fed by those who themselves fear evolution of the human spirit from intolerance to acceptance. I think these same individuals would certainly still shout that the earth is flat because it was so …
Random Thoughts Of Thankfulness…
Some thoughts on what I am thankful for....I have limited myself to those random thoughts that immediately flooded my head...the ones that rushed in as I opened the gates. They seemed most eager to express themselves...yet know there are many more unwritten that I have not pulled from my heart and painted with …
The Price Of Empathy
I wear my emotions on my sleeve, all there for others to see- a designer label of sorts and every bit as expensive. But I am willing to pay the price. You see, my return is greater and worth the cost. I appreciate that I can freely cry tears of unabashed joy, painful …
I Should Have Known
I marvel at her inner strength. She has repeatedly faced the harsh winds of adversity head on. Invariably conscious of what the challenge may bring and prepared to give it her all. I should have known. I saw this in her as a young child learning to walk and talk. As a little …
The Power Of Fear And Intolerance
Fear and intolerance go hand in hand in our world today. It is as if they are intertwined at the root and feed off of each other in a vicious, toxic cycle. Fear is defined as an emotion induced by a perceived threat that causes animals to move quickly away from the …
My whispers in the wind - Charlsey Jane 