“I’m coming home,” Josie chirped when Annabelle answered the phone. “What can I get for you, Mom?”
“And why would I need you, useless as you are?”
Mother’s words cut through the distance, piercing deep into Josie’s heart. Numb, she hung up and tried to steady her trembling hands.
She made herself a cup of tea, grabbed her ticket from the table and tore it into shreds. She sat in silence for a while sipping her favourite oolong, feeling nothing but pain. [Read more…]
The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.
~Ernest Hemingway
Honestly, how do you feel about your mom?
Do you enjoy her company or avoid her like a sunburn?
Does her number on your cell phone screen make your heart fall into your feet?
Is she the one who knows it all?
Then you’re in the right place. Keep reading.
So your Mom’s always right. She likes talking about her smart self, even to your friends. Never listens and dismisses you as if you were saying nonsense. [Read more…]
Ever watched raindrops on a spider web sparkling in the summer sun? How light refracts in the prism of water beads, spilling out into hundreds of colourful beams.
The articles on life lessons are like that too. Caught in the virtual web they are waiting to be found. To share their wisdom gained throughout years of human experience.
Why do we bother reading them?
Because we are unique beings living unique lives. Similar in some ways, different in others. Lessons we need to learn are not the same, neither how we learn them.
What we share reflects valuable knowledge from the areas of life most significant for our personal growth.
Looking for some answers? [Read more…]
Tell me something.
Waking up early in the morning, how often do you feel thrilled?
Every day? Now and then? Ever?
*Sigh*
Instead, rambling bells blow up the silence of your bedroom, ripping you out of the abyss of sleep. Your heart scared out of the rhythm, bumps frantically against the chest.
And all you wish is to slide deeper under the covers, back into the lethargy of sleep.
There, in your dreams…
…Gentle kisses pull you up to a surface of consciousness.
“Good morning, baby bird. Your breakfast is ready.” [Read more…]
Marge lies sleepless in her bed.
How on Earth can she squeeze mum’s birthday party into her already heavy schedule?
Starring wearily into the darkness, she struggles to solve a futile time puzzle.
Marge wants to help everyone.
Take care of the neighbour’s cats while she’s on vacation?–“Ok, no problem.”
Clean up mum’s refrigerator today?–“Sure, mum. On my way.”
Deal with partner’s tax problems?–“I’m on.”
Saying no is rarely an option. [Read more…]
Ever jumped hastily into a new relationship?
Because you felt lonely or adventurous? Or couldn’t say no to someone?
Ignoring warnings from your inner voice.
It just happened to me.
Want to hear? [Read more…]
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