A Stop to Taste and Reflect

A Stop to Taste and Reflect

Feeling a tad subdued, hiding in the shadows until I drifted past this storefront. It sweetly reminded me of a friend’s note passed to me with resounding confidence, “we reflect those we love.” Yes, indeed my friend and may I … Continue reading

Silenced No More

Silenced No More

“My story isn’t pleasant, it’s not sweet and harmonious like the invented stories; it tastes of folly and bewilderment, of madness and dream, like the life of all people who no longer want to lie themselves.” -Hermann Hesse At nightfall, … Continue reading

World Needs You and Only You Can Bring It

World Needs You and Only You Can Bring It

Middle Bear bebops a lot especially when he passes through the kitchen as he transitions from the outside into the depths of the inner. It’s here where he lets his guard down, here is where he is most comfortable to … Continue reading

Built to Perform

The key is to not stay in fear of being lost and confused. Pressure is not a bad thing, it’s the power you give it. Pressure is when you don’t feel confident…I may not know how the game may unfold … Continue reading

Born to Stand Out

Born to Stand Out

We weren’t made to fit in, we were born to stand out. Time is so compressed these capriciously peculiar days; I can’t think of a better opportunity to take this on. What seems magical is fairly straightforward here, we are … Continue reading

Table Companions

Table Companions

Be so confident in knowing what you bring to the table that you’re willing to eat alone until you find the right table. I’ve been paying homage to this tribute upon untried times and only wish I mustered up the … Continue reading

The Way Out

The Way Out

This isn’t the salty body of water that I prefer, but there is something about a flowing river after a downpour. It’s a formidable wildlife wonder to the ocean when it’s not within reach. I’m not sure why I’m drawn … Continue reading

It’s a Momentum Thing

It’s a Momentum Thing

What’s an esplanade without an impermeable canopy of densely verdant heart-shaped leaves intermixed with cupped-shaped flowers? Now if you’re checked out and on autopilot you may miss what’s in plain sight above your brow. But if fully awake, present and driving … Continue reading

Flippin Tables

Flippin Tables

I heard a DJ announce that Greece will open the tourism gates to anyone willing to take a test and prove negative or get the juice injected into them, Hmmm…I’m going to take a pass, even though we had planned … Continue reading

No Dilly-Dallying on Your Way to Grandmas

Guess she’s got this area covered alright. She must have been a Sikh guru from Punjab, or a Suri of Ethiopia or stick fighting among the Guanches of the Canary Islands in her past lives. I looked back and without … Continue reading