I went to Caffe Artigiano today to buy an Americano. I’ve been doing well at sticking to a conscious budget lately, but I was working on a presentation all night and only slept for 30 minutes. Out of character, yes. I haven’t sacrificed sleep for work since the first year of my Masters’ degree – … Continue reading
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In celebration of the full moon
I went to a meditation class last night that celebrated womanhood in light of the New Moon. So, when I came across this poem this morning, I thought it was very fitting: I said, I am a small woman, bold enough to want to hold a planet in my broken heart. I said, Here stillness … Continue reading
Tears
I was listening to the BBC this morning, as I do every morning, when a segment came on detailing the experiences of Holocaust survivors in Yugoslavia. A woman began to speak about the atrocities that occurred. About how people were rounded up from their homes, herded into carts, and taken to be exterminated. She spoke … Continue reading
Sharing others’ pain
As I was waiting at the bus stop today, I heard a stomach curling half howl, half cry of anguish. I scanned the people around me, trying to figure out what was happening. Nothing. Just a crowd of people, waiting for the bus. Then I heard it again. And again. And again. I continued to … Continue reading
Make a dent 