Saturday, March 8, 2014

Realities of Life

I am trying to be wise and thoughtful, but right now the realities of life are steamrolling me, flattening my lungs and breath and making my heart beat like tapioca.

I don’t know if my step-father is going to die today or tonight or tomorrow. Or if he’ll pull through. He has an appetite and is eating. Even planning for the future by saving his pudding for a snack.

At the moment, all I have are questions and tired tears.
Walking, I am listening to a deeper way. Suddenly all my ancestors are behind me. Be still, they say. Watch and listen. You are the result of the love of thousands.  - Linda Hogan (b. 1947), Native American writer

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