She feels like kicking out all the windowsAnd setting fire to this lifeShe could change everything about herUsing colors bold and brightBut all the colors mix together - to greyMaybe it's the weather - it seems like a while since I've seen the sun light up the sky to blue. Or, perhaps, it's the near … Continue reading Grey Street
Category: relationships
A couple of four-letter words…
image from amusingat.blogspot.comAlthough perhaps not the ones which immediately may come to your mind, both want and need certainly qualify as four-letter words. After a childhood of being drilled about the difference between want and need, I find myself unable to clarify how either of these (or both) relate to my present life. I have … Continue reading A couple of four-letter words…
Identity
image from http://www.kineticfaith.comA couple of things have happened recently to make me ponder who I am. Leaving McGuire's after 8 years, has been a very bittersweet experience and I think it will be a long time before I no longer identify myself as "Silvia, from McGuire's." The other more profound sense of loss has, of … Continue reading Identity
Living outside of the box
image from: dordognequilter.files.wordpress.comI'm a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. I'm not certain when or how I developed that outlook on life, but it has served me well for many years and I have no plans to abandon this philosophy any time soon. I find that sometimes understanding the reason for an occurrence … Continue reading Living outside of the box
Shine a Light
image from: http://www.yankodesign.comIf knowledge is indeed power, why do we as a polite society, value secrecy over information? How come it isn't more obvious that the more we keep things hidden, the more we yield our own control and strength in almost any situation? Example? Let's step away, for a moment, from the derailed train … Continue reading Shine a Light
E.S.P. – or knowing something
image: http://www.hauntedamericatours.comExcitement. Stimulation. Provocativeness. If you've been in a relationship for any length of time, you know these are characteristics which often get lost amongst the piles of laundry and calendars containing far too many commitments. In the early years of a marriage, the loss of these ingredients is unimaginable, an impossible case of "How could our love … Continue reading E.S.P. – or knowing something
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