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Mess

There are rooms in this house that I don’t open anymore. Dusty books and pictures on the floor. She will never see, she’ll never see that part of me. I want to be for her what I could never be for you. Ben Folds Five. (1999). Mess. The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner. Epic Records. I learned something about you last night that surprised me… shook me to the core actually. In the grand…

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The Bridge of Doubt

Ohhhh, Doubt... my long-lost frenemy. I see you there, hiding tentatively behind Trust and Confidence, trying to stealthily meander your way to the surface...

And I feel life for the very first time Love in my arms, and the sun in my eyes I feel safe in the 5am light You carry my fears as the heavens set fire Vander Gucht, J., & West, A. (2015, March 1). “Technecolor Beat,” from the album Oh Wonder, as performed by Oh Wonder. Self-Produced and Released.

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Drive

I went for a drive this evening. It was the kind of drive where a strong desire to get lost outshines the need to be found or rediscovered...

All we do is drive All we do is think about the feelings that we hide All we do is sit in silence waiting for a sign Sick and full of pride All we do is drive

Frangipane, A. & Anderson, T. (2015, August 28). “Drive,” from the album Badlands, as performed by Halsey. Produced by Tim Anderson: Astralwerks.

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For times gone by, my dear... We will take a cup of kindness yet For times gone by. Should old acquaintances be forgotten, And never brought to mind? Should old acquaintances be forgotten, And days o' lang syne!

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Prism of Life

I am hunted by the future Will the future be my past? Or is time a fade out picture...

1979 Heidelberg I am hunted by the future Will the future be my past? Or is time a fade out picture Of my everlasting cast? (more…)

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Misunderstood

Sometimes the greatest disappointment stems from simply being misunderstood.

In all this talk of time Talk is fine But I don’t want to stay around Why can’t we pantomime, just close our eyes And sleep sweet dreams Me and you with wings on our feet Buck, P., Mills, M., & Stipe, M. (1999, November 16). “The Great Beyond,” from the Man on the Moon soundtrack, as performed by R.E.M. Produced by Pat McCarthy: Warner Brothers, Jersey. (more…)

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If my memory serves me correctly, adventures on these don't always end so well... #DizzyToddler #PlayHard #SleepHarder #StomachOfSteel

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It's True

"It's True" by Federico Garcia Lorca

I had the strangest feeling Your world’s not all it seems So tired of misconceiving What else this could’ve been I don’t even know if I believe… Everything you’re trying to say to me So open up my eyes Tell me I’m alive This is never gonna go our way If I’m gonna have to guess what’s on your mind Mumford, M., Dwane, T., Marshall, W., Lovett, B., Ford, J., & Hobden, T. (2015, March 9). “Believe,”…

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When your kids' school asks for last-minute t-shirt donations for an #upcycledclothing project... but it's all cool cause you a #runnergirl and know you have an extra few twenty lying around that you're not using.

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Gentle Reminders

We are all broken individuals, so here are a few gentle reminders...

Pay my respects to grace and virtue Send my condolences to good Give my regards to soul and romance They always did the best they could And so long to devotion You taught me everything I know Wave goodbye Wish me well You got to let me go Flowers, B., Keuning, D., Stoermer, M., & Vannucci Jr, R. (2008, September 22). “Human,” from the album Day & Age, as performed by The Killers. Produced by The…

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Not Good Enough

Self doubt: why do we allow little voices of negativity to temporarily darken our perspective?

I ponder of something terrifying ‘Cause this time there’s no sound to hide behind I find over the course of our human existence One thing consists of consistence And it’s that we’re all battling fear Oh dear, I don’t know if we know why we’re here Oh my, too deep, please stop thinking I liked it better when my car had sound Joseph, T. (2014, March 14). “Car Radio,” from the albumn Vessel as…

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What are these two discussing? It could be their upcoming Celebrations Project at school. Perhaps it's what they've done over their weekends. I'm willing to bet, however, that one way or another these two are already changing our world for the better. #RaisingNastyWomen #mlkparade #tuscaloosaunited #thefutureisfemale #intheirhands

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Flight of Ideas

The city slips away too soon Tonight she's wide awake Making small talk to Mr. Moon

The city slips away too soon Tonight she’s wide awake Making small talk to Mr. Moon He listens to everything she says And he doesn’t try to understand Never expects to be let in He just hangs on her every word That comes from the mouth Of this little girl 8stops7. (1997). “Esteem,” from the album Birth of a Cynic. Produced by Paul Lani & Paul Yered: Elephant Ear Records. Click here to listen via…

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Take A Bow

It's time to step off the stage and enter a world that is neither for you nor against you...

Take a bow, the night is over This masquerade is getting older Lights are low, the curtains down There’s no one here There’s no one here, There’s no one in the crowd Madonna. (1994, November 29). “Take a Bow,” from the album Bedtime Stories. Produced by Madonna and Babyface: Maverick, Sire, and Warner Brothers. Click here for the official music video. (more…)

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The Other Woman

Pacify her, She’s getting on my nerves. You don’t love her, Stop lying with those words.

Pacify her She’s getting on my nerves You don’t love her Stop lying with those words Martinez, M., Angelides, C., & Leary, M. (2015, August 14). “Pacify Her,” from the albumn Cry Baby, as performed by Melanie Martinez. Produced by Michael Leary: Atlantic Records. Click here for the official music video (more…)

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Hold Fast to What is Good

The ugly truth is that none of us can fully escape from the toxic people in our lives.

Squint your eyes and look closer I’m not between you and your ambition I am a poster girl with no poster I am thirty-two flavors and then some And I’m beyond your peripheral vision So you might want to turn your head ‘Cause someday you’re going to get hungry And eat most of the words you just said Difranco, Ani. (1995). 32 Flavors, from the album Not a Pretty Girl. Performed, written, and…

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The Impulse

The Impulse From "The Hill Wife," by Robert Frost.

Now maybe I could have made my own mistakes But I live with what I’ve known And then maybe we might share in something great But won’t you look at where we’ve grown Won’t you look at where we’ve gone But then someday comes tomorrow holds a sense of what I fear for you in my mind As you trip the final line And that cold day when you lost control It’s a shame you left my life so soon you should…