-Words by CM
I was watching this show the other day where a man was in a military rehab center recovering from a stroke. And as no show is complete without the obligatory…
I was watching this movie with Jake Gylenhall called The Guilty and a character in the movie said this quote, “broken people save broken people.” It’s so fucking true that…
(This Post Brought to You by the Letter B) Crazy thought right? How in the world could trauma be good? Who would ever think that? I do. I was…
Death sounds terrible doesn’t it? Just the word itself sounds so harsh, so low-base, like the deepest-voiced opera singer (apparently called an Oktavist - who knew?). Hey, you and I…
So there’s this tree called the Lodgepole pine, its pinecones need heat from a wildfire to melt its resin so the seeds can be released to make more pine trees. …
So tonight I went with a friend to a birthday party for a woman who worked at my friend’s old job, a hospice center. Apparently I met the birthday girl…
No, I’m not talking about a Facebook relationship status (though that would accurately describe pretty much all the romantic relationships I’ve had in my life). I’m talking about the term…
I almost didn’t write this. Looking at that phone. That terminally locked phone. Pictures I will only see through the lens of my memory. Memories that rescued me From Grief…
I hate that Guns N Roses pops into my head when I think of the word patience. The word whiny also comes to mind right now. I need patience to…
Blurry is the line between ego and self-respect. Worse than the fog outside my window this morning. So what prompted me to write about this existential face-off of good vs.…
You know the emoji you use when your mind is blown? 🤯 Yeah, that one. One day I said to someone that this emoji looks like a plate fell on…
So I went to a funeral yesterday for the mother of a dear friend of mine. I saw a lot of shit that I feel I need to get off…
“I’m like a fucking lighthouse keeper. Out here on my own...keeping this flame burning. Of course, when anyone sees a lighthouse, they steer clear, don’t they?” I am a…
So I was driving home from work tonight just thinking how thankful I am to have such a great job that I do indeed love. How many people can say…
We’re all in it, the Suffering. That’s what I’ve named this thing called the human experience. Sounds awful right? It’s not. The Suffering is a gift, a wonderful gift. And…
