Real Life

My father taught me many things while I was growing up. Lessons which helped shape the man I am today, and have helped me navigate life. Kindness, empathy, and compassion were not important to him, but strength, courage, and toughness (both mental and physical) were....

And so, I've moved again. The tenth time in 20 years. I consider this proof of my madness. Who moves ten times in 20 years? Mad men. That's who. Mad men, and people on the run. Despite what most people believe, I'm not running away from anything. Ergo, therefore:...

"Love will find a way...I know." ~Tesla We are living in a time of unprecedented fear and uncertainty. A deadly virus is raging around the world, with no end in sight. violence is exploding in the United States (and around the world) as people fight for their most...

"Maybe I'm lonely. It's all I'm qualified to be." ~Meatloaf I've been lonely my whole life. I have suffered long periods of loneliness and isolation broken up by brief periods of connection. It is a wound in my heart and soul that won't ever heal...because it keeps...

Dear One, You have so much to offer to the world. Your heart is a beautiful, magical gift that never stops giving. The kindness, compassion, tenderness, and love that you share with everyone in your presence is the best gift anyone could ever hope to receive. Everyone...

"I think you should get a job." Her words cut me to the core of my very being. Did she not understand the pain and weakness that had forced me to retire several years prior to her statement? She lived with me. She understood, I thought, better than anyone else, how...

For years, I couldn’t remember her name. I don’t know why, but it’s just one of those things that went away, and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t recall it. It always bugged me, because for about a month she was the most important person in my life. Even now,...

You ask me if I’ve known love, and what it’s like to sing songs in the rain? Well, I’ve seen love come; I’ve seen it shot down; I’ve seen it die in vain.” ~Bon Jovi I was in third grade, and she was in fourth. It was Halloween, and we had just “officially” became a...