The Perfect Form.
I don’t like change and I work hard to avoid it. Except sometimes. Mostly, however, that’s a truism.
I don’t change my schedule. I don’t go to new grocery stores, even when I could save money by doing so. I don’t buy gas at the store across the street from my bodega even when it’s cheaper because I’m not familiar with it. I don’t vary the route I take through the neighbourhood when I walk. I don’t welcome new people. I do the same things at the same time on the same days and rarely change. I keep the same doctors and dentists, even if they aren’t doing the best job. Change is difficult for me. It’s agitating and anxiety-provoking…
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Most problems don’t develop instantly; why do we expect them to resolve that way?
Generally speaking, problems don’t develop instantly. Especially emotional or metaphysical problems. There are exceptions: a blown tire or broken bone, for example, are instant. But the bigger issues – our depression, our apathy, our temper, our addictions, our maladjusted coping mechanisms – develop over a prolonged period. They start with a seed and grow until they’ve matured, often into a full-blown crisis… Continue reading Most problems don’t develop instantly; why do we expect them to resolve that way?
I don’t write on Sundays
I don’t write on Sundays. Much. I don’t write on Sundays much. I can’t issue a blanket denial since today is a Sunday but generally, I take the day off. I may jot down an idea or an opening sentence but for the most part, I give writing and social media a rest.
It’s not a religious thing, it’s a “take a break” thing… Continue reading I don’t write on Sundays
Heartbroken
An interesting thing about the human heart is it can – and does – break more than once over the course of a life, for a variety of reasons.
My son moved out today and I’m heartbroken…
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