PRETTY COMPASSIONATE

I am constantly in awe of Lizzi Rogers.  She pours words out so eloquently and seemingly effortlessly. Say that five times really fast! Her words are never just words; they live, breathe, and jump up and touch you wherever you are reading them.  I needed a post for today because another one fell through and…

A KIND WORD

My guest today is a wonderful lady with bright eyes and a beautiful smile…oh and crazy gorgeous big hair.  I asked Rosemond to write a few thoughts on compassion for me this month and her words are a testament of how naturally kind her heart is. We hear the phrase fairly often in movies or…

THIS TIME I COULD

When I began blogging a few years ago I believed it would be a solitary journey.  I believed I would type some words on a screen, hit publish, and maybe feel content knowing the words might land someplace they were wanted and/or needed.  I never really expected that I would end up having conversations with…

THREE FLOORS BELOW

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…

MORTAL PLIGHT

WRITTEN BY JSTEWART413 AND HASTYWORDS This thing Called time It gives As it takes You can outrun A bullet But time You never will It laughs In the face Of the clock’s Ticking hands Because It simply Doesn’t listen To human Demands As it constantly Reminds us It’s out of our hands Yet We continue…

THE BUYERS OF NIGHTTIME BARGAINS

Written by Gunmetal Geisha and HastyWords Broken street lamps flicker, laughing As the darkness hides its deformities I wander directionless into this night Sirens warning of nearby emergencies Secret decrepitude picks a corner of brain Plants bodegas of expired groceries Condemned dwellings of unwashed squatters A big bang emergence of new old cities Alleyways twist,…