A testimonial to ten dumb sayings that change our world — Idioms are modes of expression where words don't mean what they say, but we know the meaning all too well. Too often, with or without liquid aid, we dribble syllables through our lips, peppering the conversation with carefully crafted cliches, which dot our ears daily on movies, television, and insouciant…

Success often centers on our ability to flex and manage our emotions to rebound and recover. — Here's an example. My cousin finished his first college paper, ten pages on Utopian literature. He called me the day before excited and proud. But when he printed it, there was only one sentence on it on each page! It was five in the morning, he had class in two…

(Managing boundaries for personal wellness). — My cousin is a collector. He loves Star Wars collectibles. He carefully plans his “investments,” and systematically organizes and displays them by episode and scene. All good. I appreciate his passion, plus they’re cool to look at. …

So Tune Your Meditation Accordingly — What does a chakra meditation do? What is chakra meditation? Chakra meditation is a meditation practice that visualizes waking up and activating areas of the mind and body to achieve a balanced state of “energy” in the body (in this context, the term “energy” is referred to spiritually, not scientifically or medically) One way to raise…

Each day that hurries past, holds forever in a moment — Thor’s day Is wheat for the Willing. Each day that Hurries past and Holds forever In a moment. Thursday’s is both Fourth & fifth days; A mid-week title yip Too impersonal For something Holding cold Anchors as a Whore to Nothing. Love, lost, Did Valentine toss? Kiss, amiss? Am I writing To desist? Decreasing…

(A well-seasoned poem of resounding love) — Should winter bring threnody to love between thorns, and snakes, and blood idols on demon legs stinging warrantlessly, bludgeoning fools we pray knell to purity like a sunny friend… When the rain ends remember. We hear bells. While winter feasted, our wood-chip bones, ash left after thorns remained, were left…

Be true to who? You that’s who? You can’t fake reality. The best we can do is pick up and move on. Perfection is an illusion we create to empower ourselves to reach for the stars. But everyone knows — too well —at times we think our goals are unrealistic…