Asking for help is SO difficult for me. I want the world to see me as a capable woman who is able and definitely not vulnerable. Put a piece of IKEA furniture together- I’ve done that with ease. Packed and lugged boxes into and out of moving trucks and put together a new house- That … More Remaking A Super Woman
Meet My Friend Phil…Mr. Vulnerable … More Laugh at Yourself
In the movie, The Lion King, Rafiki, the shaman baboon blesses Simba, the young son of Mufasa, the king of the Pride Lands, and holds him up high on Pride Rock so that the elephants, giraffes, birds and other animals can see. As Simba grows, Mufasa teaches him about the importance of the Circle of … More The Circle of Life in two days
Nearly on the other side… … More The Year I Held My Breath
How many of you have taken a chemistry class? If so, the photo may look familiar to you. Those chemical reaction moments were, for me anyway, the highlight of high school chemistry class. I remember vividly that my chem teacher would assign us unknown solutions with instructions on how to combine them. From that little … More Reactive Solutions
“You were there, but invisible…” … More I Was a Childhood Lurker
He had me with ‘Oh hell no!’ 😉 … More Gobsmacked Goodness
Hello everyone! I’m getting a late start as one of the contributors to The Heart of The Matter. I truly appreciate how the other writers here have given so graciously of their time so that I could take a mini vacation before my first post. I had some other thoughts in mind for this first … More A Shock Wave Becomes A Ripple…
By Jack Canfora That Title is the First of Many Beatle Allusions I’ll Likely Make and the First Sign of My Infatuation with Semi-Colons I’m very honored and excited to write for this lovely blog, still replete with its new-blog smell. My inaugural submission will be short and I hope at least semi-sweet. The fact … More It’s Wonderful to Be Here; It’s Certainly a Thrill
I’ve been avoiding the blogosphere for months now. And do you know why? Because I finally decided to date someone I really like. And whenever I do that, my world turns upside down, all hell breaks loose in my nervous system, and I become unrecognizable to myself. Actually, that last part isn’t true. I definitely recognize this part of myself. She’s been with me for decades, and she hasn’t gone anywhere. I just don’t like the look of her all that much. So over the years, I’ve performed the cunning act of dating people I’m kinda eh about. Because when I’m eh about someone, I don’t lose myself. And when I like someone, my wounds and demons emerge like boils on a toad’s back, which is never fun. … More This Is Why I Don’t Date People I Really Like
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