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The microscopic things
I notice in the mornings
when you’re in my arms
The smell of your skin
fresh from your shower
The way your hand feels
as it touches my face
Fingers lingering
along my cheek
The taste of your kiss
Mint toothpaste
Slightly insistent
Like you can’t bear
the thought
of letting go
even for a moment
The feel of your breath
gently brushing my lips
as we break contact
With a sigh so quiet
and still
Oh my love
I want to say
Please stay.
#poem #poetry #writing
So I’ve been thinking today (I know, that can be dangerous) about a quote that turned up in my Facebook memories from the author Anaïs Nin- “Ordinary life does not interest me.”
Now how does one define and ordinary life? What is ordinary for one is extraordinary for another (Saint Teresa of Calcutta for instance-I don’t know that she thought she did anything extraordinary, but the world certainly looks at her life in that fashion)…
Today I will do my best to life an extraordinary life-how about you?
I am the worst when it comes to keeping up a blog. Not even really sure why I started, except that occasionally I take fits of wanting to be hip and with it and in grand hopes that someone will see one of my blog entries and I will achieve vital stardom, I plod on.
Well, viral stardom hasn’t happened yet, but since I deal with anxiety and depression issues and some days I just don’t have the energy to pick up a pen to write in an actual paper journal, here goes.
Writing is very therapeutic.
Tonight’s the night… for classic television! Well, every night usually is, but tonight is technically the second night of my spring break.
Spring break-how I’ve been waiting for you! Many of my colleagues will be grading, or traveling, but I am planning to just relax and watch the world drift by. Oh I have laundry to do, and writing to work on, but I’m focusing at least part of my week on me-on self care.
Self care is so important… and too often neglected in this fast paced world of ours. Too often we forget that mental care is as important as physical care. I’m going to read some books that have been gathering dust on my shelves, and I’m going to do a couple of face masks, watch some classic movies, cuddle with my kitty cat, cook… oh I’m gonna have a ball!
And most importantly, I’m going to start fleshing out some new ideas for stories I’ve got simmering in the ol noggin.
Stay tuned!
We Are The People
See it every day
Evil of the world
Heartbreak, questions
Asking why
How could this happen
Children die, no reason
Other than hate
Those who try
To make a change
Reviled, called names
Actions justified
By those in charge
Who believe
They rule our fate
We have the power
Power to change course
Heal hearts and souls
Shattering daily
Crushed and broken
Right the wrongs
Dig in and fight
We are the people
And we will not
Let evil win.
WE ARE COMING.
Change is good I think…no one wants to be stagnant their whole lives. It’s good to think outside the box and look at things from a different perspective. Sometimes that can help you out if you’re stuck on a thought process.
No lie, change can be painful, especially if it comes about as a result of being forced to face some unpleasant truths about yourself or someone close to you.
But that’s life, sometimes. To grow and change isn’t always easy. But if you look at it as an opportunity and take full advantage of that opportunity, the possibilities become endless and wondrous.
#growth #life #micro
These are some things I’ve had published in the last year-I hope you enjoy!
http://tuckmagazine.com/2018/11/20/reflections-on-jonestown/
https://www.ourjacksonhome.com/blog-2/lambuthuniversity
http://www.deadmule.com/amanda-pugh-tornado-season-memoir/
http://www.deadmule.com/amanda-pugh-waiting-for-snow-memoir/
http://tuckmagazine.com/2018/06/04/reading-coffee-grounds-other-stories-niles-reddick-review/
Interesting writing prompt I had this evening:
It isn’t fair, but…that’s life. Life isn’t always fair. I’ve always heard it said that man plans and God laughs. I have seen that in my own life for sure. I had all these grand plans once upon a time-that I would stay at Walmart and be a full time manager of the photo lab… well I’m much happier where I am. God saw fit to give me a way out of a job I realize now I had settled for, one I thought I was stuck in with no way out, and He gave me my dream job that I wasn’t even for sure I wanted let alone deserved. I am blessed.
#micros #life #blessed #grateful #manplansGodlaughs
Courage means standing up for what you believe in, even if everyone around you tells you you are crazy. Stand up for what you believe in even if all your friends, neighbors, relatives, etc. tell you you are wrong because that is not the way you were raised, the way they see things… you are responsible for YOU-no one else can claim your thoughts. You allow in what you want. So do your best to know what you want and believe-do not just parrot the beliefs of those around you. Expand your own mind and never be afraid to step outside the box. The day we stop trusting our own instincts and merely mimic others ideas, we lose.
#courage #micro #thoughts
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