Alone
There are lots of types of alone in the world. There’s the alone you enjoy when you close the door on what’s been hounding you. When you drop what you’re … Continue reading
The lonely island of normal
“What a lonely island you’ve been,” the therapist brimmed with compassion, her head tilted to one side and a small furrow forming between her brows. It was the end of … Continue reading
Why won’t the past stay in the past?
Sometimes new events carry echoes of the past. We may think we’ve moved on, broken up, left behind our former hurts and laid them long to rest, but the past … Continue reading
The quiet weekend
Why would anyone choose to spend a Saturday night at home by themselves? You know, unless they’re some kind of loser. I live in a city where folk are always … Continue reading
Familiar faces
Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose. Tehyi Hsieh Familiarity breeds contempt, they say. Familiarity gets a bad rap. … Continue reading
Strangers in the world
You didn’t come into this world. You came out of it, like a wave from the ocean. You are not a stranger here. Alan Watts Anyone who has ever … Continue reading
Muchness 
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