Chapter Three

It was dark, not a glimmer of light or shadow but still a sense that something’s watching. Something that can see in the dark. Something that can move in the dark, something that was moving now, getting closer, quietly closer. Breathing sounds, not panting, just regular breathing – in and out, in and out – getting closer, so close that now the air is gently disturbed and the breath can be felt. It’s pleasant, clean and minty like freshly brushed teeth.

Chapter Two

A week later and the media was in a frenzy.

Speculation ranged from the likelihood that the culprit was a large cat that had escaped from a traveling circus in the summer and was still on the loose, to that the urban myth about a cult of cannibals living in the mountains was true, and they had finally grown tired of hikers.

Chapter One

This was the third time they’d had this conversation, the first one being only 8 weeks after an anonymous tip had led to the discovery of a hand buried in a pile of snow behind a dumpster downtown.

My stuff is on TV!

According to Art Departmental set decorators “carefully decipher the psychology and tastes of the characters” when choosing items that will work for the plot and character. Does that mean I have the same character traits and psychological makeup of Andy from Man with a Plan?

Fall Slowly

Today I felt myself fall, slowly into the beauty of winter.

Inadvertently Waiting

A friend asked me this morning, “what are you looking for this year?” and I couldn’t answer.

I Feel Great!

The day kicked-off with a lovely pup walk, the sun was shining, the snow was crisp, the pup was 90% well behaved.

Idle Hands

I lie on the bed, my eyes closed against the glare of the sun streaming through the windows. It’s pretty out there, sparkling snow, blue skies, light and shadows, I don’t care. Turning my back to the dancing healing rays of the sun I stay inside myself, in the dark, my mood is black, murky, […]

Cornucopia of Joy

mountains topped with snow
against big blue skies,
fabulous!

Smash The Dark Mirror

In his book Flourish, Martin Seligman recommends that each night we take ten minutes to reflect on the day and write down three things that went well, and WHY they went well.
If reflecting on what went well helps mitigate the effects of negative thoughts then we need to put ourselves in situations where things can go well. Situations where we feel purposeful, creative, smart, valued….