pause

forever waxing and waning
does the moon dream
of a night where she
can pause
like the moment between
exhale
and inhale
neither preparing
nor recovering
better than neutral
to be
a
constant

Send/Receive

It’s easy enough to click on the Send/Receive button in our Inbox. But, receiving is an undertaking that requires more than one would think.
My last month of work has been insightful in many ways. In order to get all my tasks completed, I’ve worked weekends this past month, often till eight pm on many nights. [...]

Precipice Recurring

looking
searching
a horizon
waits
is waiting
has waited
is always waiting
to be noticed
the day has come
or
has it always been here?
I need not look for
the
t u r n i n g p o i n t
now
here
now
shed urgency
and the need to act
I will not miss it
it will present itself
every day
in every moment
if I know how to look for it
——–
*thanks to Michael for [...]

Branding Myself

This is the Year of the Rat.
A friend of mine pointed out that the Year of the Rat comes once every twelve years. And if you’re going to make big changes in your life – especially new beginnings – this is the year to do it.
Coincidentally, in a couple of months, I will be launching [...]

New Rules

When I was younger, I believed in saving the best for last.
Like pies.
I’d eat the filling first and leave the crust.
Partially, this decision was influenced by a lesson taught to me early in my household … never, ever were we to waste food.
But, I also had superstitions around it. Even if I was too full [...]

choosing words

They had experienced loss.
With only one suitcase of clothes, they had arrived in Canada, survivors of oppression for being part of an ethnic minority under Saddam’s rule in Iraq. They carried samples of spices that hinted of their homeland and left behind a mother, who lamented their pursuit of writing, the cause of their parting. [...]