Tag: grief
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And Just Like That, The 2025 Year Comes To An End
Life is strange. And time is a construct I wish would slow down if only for a moment. You look around and the leaves have changed and the temperature has dropped. You’re so close to entering a new year. And when you think back, what do you think of? I think how much has changed.…
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Frontal Lobe, Where Have You Been My Whole Life?
People don’t talk about the shift that happens when you reach a certain age. It’s as if your frontal lobe finally snaps into place and you begin to realize the things that are truly important in this life. A lot of things in life are about perspective and mindset. 5 months ago, I felt as…
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Do I Love Me, Do I Love Me Not?
Tonight, I had to talk myself out of my car and into this restaurant I’m currently sitting in. It still takes some inner pep talking to muster up the courage to get out and do things by myself. But any opportunity to become very familiar with who I am I’ll take it. I have a…
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Take The Rose Colored Glasses Off
I cried today, actually, that feels like an understatement, the pain felt like a knife and the tears just fell, those feelings came crashing back and hit me like I was submerged in a cold plunge. My mind deceives me by bringing up questions that I’ll never get answers to. I feel like I’m a…
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The Holiday Is For The Melancholy Not The Mistletoe
I’m currently sitting at his favorite sushi restaurant, I’m sitting outside and it’s a bit chilly. Despite the random cold front, I don’t think the chill is from the weather, it’s from my fond memories of this place. I remember the last time I was here alone, it was the day before I moved out…
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Poem: This Is Not A Funeral
I spoke my final goodbyes to you today. No, this is not a funeral, although it certainly feels like one. I’m walking the city streets at night and I stop dead in my tracks. I look up at the sky and close my eyes, by then it started to rain. I put my hand to…
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Our Memories Make Up Who We Are
I had a craving to watch Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, it’s one of my few comfort movies. I wonder what drew me to watch it for the 100th time but here I am. As I sit here completely captivated by Joel played by Jim Carey I understand his character more and more every…
The Ramblings of the Hopeful Overthinker 