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Katie commented on the post, losses 9 months, 3 weeks ago
We experience so many losses during life, that we often fail to recognize the steps forward we take, and the things we gain. We focus on what brings us down – they seem darker than the good seems bright. We mistake ourselves.
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Katie commented on the post, separate 1 year ago
It is funny, watching people on escalators. Everyone is separated by a courtesy stair or two – so afraid of getting to close, or being forced to be in contact with another human being. If we step into an elevator […]
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Katie commented on the post, separate 1 year ago
There is something about us, as human beings, that always causes us to try to separate, when we need each other most. We push people away when we want them, we yell want we want to hug. We all feel too intensely […]
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Katie commented on the post, residue 1 year, 2 months ago
It is the feeling on my skin that I can’t quite get rid of – it isn’t there, more like a stain. It is what is left behind, and possibly always will be, like a disgusting side effect or something I never wanted in […]
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Katie wrote about the word bland 1 year, 4 months ago
There are too many things in life that are bland. There are bland foods, bland people. There are bland life experiences. I think too many of us are satisfied living bland lives that we get little out of – I think I am guilty of this also. I hope to experience things that are more [...]
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Katie wrote about the word dessert 1 year, 4 months ago
My friend Michelle has had too much dessert today, or that is what she says. She finds the sound of sweets revolting at this point – I suppose you can have too much of anything. I understand how she feels. I can’t stand to eat more than a bite of fudge, and I don’t like [...]
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Katie wrote about the word deer 1 year, 9 months ago
I didn’t realize how excited a person could get over a deer. I’ve lived in Michigan most of my life and we have to worry about hitting them with golf balls or our cars. It is easy to take sightings like these for granted – I forget that not everyone can see what I see. [...]
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Katie wrote about the word repeat 1 year, 9 months ago
I repeat music over and over and over again. I try to repeat feelings when I do it, repeat memories. It is like if I remember hard enough I feel like I can repeat events. I sometimes like to live in repeat for a while, even if I know it doesn’t work. I’m a dreamer, [...]