Tag: October
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Oversaturation
One of my favorite items to use in analogies is the sponge. It works on many levels – kids at about age eight are little sponges soaking up everything new with curiosity; pain can be absorbed like a sponge, but it doesn’t mean that it has left the body until you squeeze it out, but…
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Fall Reshuffle
Ever since I was young I have had a thing for rearranging the furniture in my personal space. I did it frequently in my offices at work. I do it regularly in my bedrooms and most rooms that allow for the reconfiguration of movable objects. I attribute it to the fact that it makes me…
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Compromises
Life is a constant up and down like a seesaw. When I first saw the Korean version of this weird balancing device, I was confused as to why they would consider it play to ask kids/players to stand on the balancing board rather than sit as is the US way of play. I mean, talk…
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Existential Contemplations
Of late, I have been questioning my purpose in this life. When I was heavily into the world of Christian teachings ⛪️, I was convinced my place in the “body of Christ” ✝️ was the butt or bottoms of the feet 🦶🏼; wherever it was that people squashed and used taking the place for granted…
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Sealing Shut A Friendship Door
Friendships come and go, this is a fact of life. As an expat, this is even more of a reality than perhaps for those who stay near their hometowns. Throughout my life, I have worked hard to maintain friendships so that the coming and going is minimized as much as possible since issues of abandonment,…
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An Essay: Honesty vs Humor
A recent conversation on writing with emotion has gotten me finding clouded spaces in my head. There are parts of my brain that remain behind locked doors, both out of choice and out of subconscious survival mechanisms. However, I am in a good and safe space these days that perhaps I can at least take…
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Nature, Nurture, I am.
Recently, I have been contemplating in the back of my mental space as to how much I am a product of my environment/experience and how much is a natural inclination. Over the years, I have done a few character/personality tests as well as through tons of self-help resources reflected upon who I am when it…
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Europe Phase Complete – Benvenuto a casa nostra!
Well, we moved to Europe just under a year ago (14th is one year!) with a plan to settle in France. We didn’t quite follow our original plan as M thought it would be a good idea for me to see the eastern part of the country before we decided to buy and settle closer…
