Where are you now?
I ask only because
I do not understand what happened.
I never have.
Was it I that could not
see the possibilities, or
the realities we were facing? Were they
ever there?
What I knew then is
now what it was.
Perhaps I am better off not knowing
where you are. Now.
11/12/2024 j.g.l.
What do you see? Honestly?
Do you believe what has
been experienced? Really?
Can you accept the reality?
11/10/2024 j.g.l.
It’s the darkness.
Some days it is the lessened daylight, other times it is the deeper thoughts. We all have moments where life seems more difficult and it feels like we have fewer methods of coping.
The darkness is not only what you see, but how you feel.
It’s important to recognize when those close to you are having problems, and even more crucial to realize this in yourself. Most times a solution is not readily available, but it never hurts to talk it through.
Sometimes all you need to do is listen; people just need to know they are being heard.
Have that conversation.
The problem may still exist when you are done talking, but you will have shone some light onto the issue. That alone can help break through the darkness and allow a crack for the light to slip on through.
Are you talking, or listening?
© 2018 j.g. lewis
When that which festers beneath the surface escapes, then permeates what we have known, we are ever reminded of how it felt before.
Anger and animosity will only extend our discomfort.
11/07/2024 j.g.l.
Politics is far more than image and identity.
It should be a conscious reflection of values,
morals, and meaning. It is a choice of both
the candidate and the constituent.
Look closely at what a politician represents
to you. Morals and values are crucial to the
meaning of it all. Choose wisely.
11/03/2024 j.g.l.