It is a waste alright. I, too, have been begged to keep writing.
There is an analogy that Steven Covey likes to use. No, I don’t typically quote Steven Covey, but this is particularly apropos. You have a vase, three big rocks, and a bunch of pebbles. If you put all the pebbles in, and then [...]
Archive for the ‘Depression’ Category
Indeed it is
Posted in Depression, Growing up, Life, Motherhood, Writing on February 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
How wasteful
Posted in Depression, Growing up, Life, Writing, tagged come back, creativity, Depression, economy, Life, returning, sorrow, writer's block, Writing on January 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I promise to write more. I hope my two other women will too. Let’s just get this shit out, even if no one reads it.
Sorrow
Posted in Depression, Life, tagged Depression, Life, pensive, sorrow on October 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sorrow is a tricky thing. Sometimes it’s there with you in the morning, like messy hair and stale breath- it’s just there. Other times it suddenly comes upon you like a sneeze or a muscle cramp. It’s a reminder that you are human, susceptible to life’s complexities and pain.
There are some periods [...]
The Funny Thing About Sad and the Mona Lisa
Posted in Art, Depression, Life, tagged Depression, mona lisa, paris, sad, sorrow on October 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I really haven’t noticed the sunny, breezy weather today. Fall is supposed to be my favorite season, and yet I find myself longing for winter. There’s a snow globe on my desk reminding me that business trips end, usually with a hug and a silly souvenir. La Joconde (Mona Lisa) looks at me with that [...]
Childhood Revisted: Puppy
Posted in Coming of Age, Depression, Life, tagged childhood, coping, divorce, toys on September 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
For my 5th birthday, my grandparents gave me a stuffed Gund puppy dog that I promptly named “Puppy”. An unoriginal yet practical name, Puppy was a fluffy, adorable, small stuffed dog with soft long hair and an expressionless face. He had two large, dark eyes and a hard, black plastic nose that had the texture [...]
