Morning everyone. If you’ve been with me since either the beginning, or at least since March 18 when I made my “big announcement” confessional, some of you might be wondering, “What the heck is going on? Where is she? Why haven’t there been as many posts recently? Why haven’t there been any updates? And what’s with this pathetic Patreon page she’s got?” Here are the answers you are looking for: In addition to realising I need to slow down, especially with my personal life ...
Musings
Fighting Cravings
I’m sorry for my quiet, my absence, my lack of musings. Life has been unbearably difficult, and I’m constantly battling giving into the inevitable burn-out I dread is coming. Do you ever feel like you’ve given so much already, all that’s left is an automaton version of yourself operating on autopilot? Like you’ve suddenly reached your ultimate capacity of capabilities, your conscious turns off and your unconscious takes control? Do you become terrified when this happens? When you’ve ...
A Life of Hope
Yesterday, I did a mini-musing on Instagram. Today, I want to follow-up with more thoughts. Live a life full of hope,” I said. People often equate positivity, optimism, etc. as the successful way to live, barring all negativity as the source of all unhappiness. I disagree. Strongly. Positivity, a positive lifestyle, however you want to describe it – is bupkis. Light cannot exist without darkness, nor the reverse. Darkness is not inherently evil. Negativity, thus, is merely a result of the ...
The Next Generation
I had a thought today about Millennials. It’s very intuitive and not based on any cold, factual evidence, but it’s a good thought, I think. Go with me for a moment. People are always berating Millennials. It’s kind of annoying. REALLY annoying. Technically, I am a Millennial; however, I was raised by Baby Boomers and have Gen-X siblings. I don’t really fit into any of these so called sociological parameters due to those influences in addition to when I was born. I relate more to these ...
What’s on my Shelf: May-June
As promised last week, since June has ended, here are my latest book reviews. The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker I’ll begin with this delightful beauty since I’ve literally just finished it. My first thoughts are of gratitude to Wecker for embracing two cultures which are so intimate to myself, I felt I was reading a personal, alternate history of familiar lives long parted from me. It made me proud to read a story about these two cultures I cherish. The way she captured ...
