Tagged: challenge

we remember the

we remember the
slope of every third hill that saved
us, of every fifth

incline that challenged us, letting
go of the slippery slide
.
20230102:0943
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it takes some kind of

it takes some kind of
courage to
bake – there is no
reverse knob
on the oven
.
20180602:2259
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: knob

so many layers in,

between a rock and

between a rock and
a hard place are usual
lives in similar

circumstances – learning to
pivot is a camouflage
.
20171030:1736
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like clockwork, the sky

like clockwork, the sky
consumes the punctuation
of the moon, daring

it to stay, make a little
bit more noise, accentuate
.
20160316:0936
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there are warning

there are warning
signs before the
warning signs –
instincts kick in,
perhaps a little too
hard, it causes
temporary blindness –
then, instead of being
still, the scale tips
.
20160105:0747
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things you love

things you love
and things you love
to hate are not so
different. years
have a way of
both sharpening
and dulling the
experience
so that when i say
red velvet cake,
you know that
i mean ugh
and when i say
red velvet cake!,
you know that
i mean thank you,
you really
shouldn’t have
,
i still love you
.
20150729:0848
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joy is rediscovering

joy is rediscovering
each other –
on days like
these, on days
not like these –
make it the
same challenge,
the same privilege
.
20150621:1355
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even on days when

even on days when
our muscles
resist, we
can twist
deeper into
presence, lean
into the space
between language,
close the gap
that tolerates
prejudice
.
20150319:0922
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after a little more of

after a little more of
this, we will no longer feel
unprecedented. yes,
there are limits
to discovery when
touching here
is all at once
new
and wasted,
and spending
a night entangled
is just another
conversation
we ought to be having
.
20121210:1556
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