Twirling a satirical spin around life’s idiosyncrasies
Posted in Philosothings on Oct 4th, 2009
Is there anything more infurating than going to a blog, only to read a post that says something like, “I know I haven’t written for awhile, but fear not - content is on its way”? I mean, really. You write, or you don’t write. And so it goes.
This, however, is a soliloquy of another color. [...]
Posted in Philosothings on Aug 12th, 2009
Today, in pursuit of my long-lost iPod and a bit of down tempo music to fill my soul for an afternoon jog, I came across a sketch pad I had purchased years ago - maybe even a decade ago - shoved into the deep throes of my storage closet. I pulled the pad down from [...]
Posted in Philosothings on Apr 21st, 2009
The past year has proven to be a remarkable one: a year marked with tremendous personal growth, unforeseen challenges and strengthened friendships. A year mixed with love, loss and eternal hope that ignites my spirit and sends it soaring to unprecedented heights. A year fortified with people and places for which my gratitude is continuously [...]
Posted in Philosothings on Apr 7th, 2009
When creativity strikes - that dull, aching wont to put the pen to paper (or in some instances, the fingers to keyboard) immediately, if not sooner - what’s a writer to do but cave into its orgasmic demand? It’s the lover who takes you in the cramped hallway; it’s the thrill of spring’s first [...]
Posted in Philosothings on Mar 29th, 2009
I am, admittedly, a person who admires the handiwork of etiquette guides. Call me old fashioned, but there’s something refreshing about good manners and people who acknowledge them (those who write etiquette books) and who exercise them (the few and far between who circulate somewhere out there). Aside from a long, mind-clearing run, nothing perks [...]
Posted in Philosothings on Mar 23rd, 2009
My mentor once discussed with me the act of showing up for one’s own life - “to be present and not simply there,” as she explained it one April afternoon. I always assumed it had more to do with showing up on time for appointments and the like, a task which has never been my [...]
Posted in Philosothings on Mar 15th, 2009
I called my mentor in a state of panic the other afternoon. I’d been procrastinating with my writing, allowing deadlines to draw dangerously close before a project was completed. This game of Russian roulette didn’t just puzzle me; it also exhausted my mental and physical capacities. And I couldn’t figure out why I’d hold a [...]
Posted in City grit, Philosothings on Mar 15th, 2009
Coping with stress well is not my strong suit. I binge on “piece” food - raisins, animal crackers, cookies, chocolate chips - or don’t eat at all, sucking down one caffeinated beverage after another in an attempt to fuel my body. Oversleeping is never a problem; but working until 2, 3 and 4 in the [...]
Posted in Philosothings on Feb 21st, 2009
I made the proactive choice to sacrifice my social life this month, choosing instead to forge relationships with the dozen or so books I’ve devoured between the scribbling, the editing and the waiting. Two books in past four days, actually; 600 and some odd pages of time spent with the women whose memoirs I must [...]