The word compassion is staring back at me, it’s searching me and I’m crumbling. I’ve known this day would arrive and I would have to pen something profound or deep but I can’t find anything even remotely meaningful inside my head. So I asked my heart instead… And my heart felt anger. Anger at the…
Please welcome Brian Westbye today and let his beautiful short story speak to you. A beautifully simple message about noticing those around you and then acting with compassion in response. Thank you Brian so much for sharing this with us! THREE DOORS DOWN by Brian Westbye She sits on a bench, near the…
Before my eyes ever landed on yours, we had talked for hours on the phone. Remember the phones that actually had to be connected by a cord to the wall? The phones you couldn’t stray too far from so you ended up lying flat on your back on the hard floor because talking was more…
The world needs more compassion not less… The picture is compliments of my very compassionate friend Lizzi at Considerings
I am so happy to be presenting today’s guest blogger. He is not only funny but I really love his attitude about life and family. I have a soft spot for present, loving, and silly fathers and I encourage you to check out his blog where you can follow his adventures in fatherhood. Please support…
I have written with Joshua Stewart several times and each time it has been quick and easy. Sometimes writing styles and emotions just come together effortlessly. In fact, I think he is pretty much the male version of me. Today, I would like to give you guys a chance to get to know him a…
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 56,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 21 sold-out performances for that many…
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious Ambiguity. ~ Gilda…
Today is this beautiful angel’s birthday! Tamara and I met when we joined Laura A Lord as co-editors for the online poetry publication The Reverie Journal. She is a wonderful poet who pours her passion into writing. Not only is she an amazing poet but she is a spoken word artist and a…
If I were to pick someone in the blogging world most like me it would be Joshua Stewart. He blogs at JStewart413 and he writes poetry. He writes way more poetry everyday than I ever have. He also uses pictures (or he did when I first found him) to add to his words…
