Monthly Archives: July 2010

The fun in dysfunctional

This was in the poem in the Writer’s Almanac yesterday, and it is a good one for this blog-space.Forms of Love, by Kim Addonizio I love you but I’m married.I love you but I wish you had more hair.I love … Continue reading

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Committed, but not attached

On the SAMBA blog recently, there was a post about The Power of Goodbye that deals with the crippling aspect of fear in business: “[...] the fear of loss, drives so much of our behavior. [...] the fact that we’re … Continue reading

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Orbiting, and the runes

From the Book of Runes, by Ralph Blum: “… In love relationships, in business matters, in partnering of everykind, you are put on notice not to collapse yourself into that union. For true partnership is achieved only by separate and … Continue reading

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In the spiral

It had been over a month since she found a couple dreamboats in her harbor, but lately, she realized that her relation to them was that of two ships passing in the night. She would be lying if she said … Continue reading

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(Note to self)

You can train your heart to be open and to enjoy to-good-to-be-true-why-don’t-you-pinch-me kind of relationship buddings without disclaimers, walls and guards. To be momentous, to be as present as possible, to roll with it, to savor it with a big … Continue reading

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A smashing hit

She needed to short this out and let out all the gnarly emotions as they arose – so they didn’t fester and carry a life of their own. Not that she was angry – but more like frustrated, confused, a … Continue reading

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Uncertain possibilities

When dawn broke on that sleepless night, she knew not what to do first. She was caught up in a whirlwind of emo sea change and trying to sort through the facts as if it was laundry day in her … Continue reading

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In this twilight

On this eve of July before his month long vision quest, she already missed him (as she watched him shower). He was amazing, and she adored him. For her, it would be a long month – a month of looking … Continue reading

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