The Only Reasonable Light
image by Melinda, "Shekinah" Oh, there is so much pain in this peopled world, and I dare say the majority of it is delivered to humans by other humans. I don’t pretend any circumstances will…
Meaningful gifts for those you appreciate
Hello friends! Are you looking for gifts for friends, family, and others who bring joy and comfort to your life and that of your loved ones? I have a few humble suggestions. If you’re in…
MelindaDecember 10, 2025
To hell, to hell with this dry well
(To confront writers block, she) Mixed metaphors. Now I understand it was never about the others. Not their timeline, their values. Not the scripts we were fed about how to be and behave in this…
MelindaDecember 2, 2025
Hope is a brief scatter of diamonds
Listen to me read this here: Hello friend. I can see you are despondent. Please, come this way. I want to show you something. Stand here. A little closer. Turn your head just so, look…
MelindaFebruary 21, 2025
Up and Out
Up and Out More garrulous gazing at the navel of the world. It was morning, one of a long string of them spent on the couch, post-surgical leg consistently elevated. My eyes lifted to my…
MelindaJanuary 6, 2025
The View from the Couch
The View from the Couch Day 18 of a projected 56 before my left sole can again greet the floor. Shoulder and neck—also left side—still quite cranky and challenging my intention to be positive and…
MelindaDecember 30, 2024
When releasing perfectionism, rivers pour forth.
This morning, on the couch. Cast-bound leg duly elevated, I was contemplating the merits of ice pack vs. heat for the unhappy shoulder/neck. I’ve been working on surrender as fighting the pain has been futile.…
MelindaDecember 25, 2024
The Sweet Complications of Living in a Body
Trigger warning: I'm incurably wordy. On a Friday morning approximately 11 days ago, I had surgery on my left foot. "A big one”, the excellent podiatrist/surgeon calls it. No weight bearing for 8 weeks. A…
MelindaDecember 23, 2024