Where the light is…

  • MySpace

    You get to build your perfect space for reading and writing. What’s it like?

    It’s going to be the size of a large walk-in closet with windows. Hopefully, it’s elevated so I can gaze at the sky. Definitely elevated to give it a treehouse feel. The view; a bustling city is a nice view, but if I see a beautiful forest, body of water, or mountain ridge, it all works for me. A high place. I’ve read that God and his imitators prefer high places… I guess I’m no different. My beloved plants will be there, a bookshelf filled with my favorite books, lots of pillows and stuffed animals, a hammock, and there it will be unique, antique lamps. Lastly there will be sun catchers strategically placed around the room.

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  • Happy holidays

    Merry Christmas, everyone. For half of my childhood, I didn’t celebrate Christmas. By the time I did, it didn’t hold as much significance for me. Then in my 30s, on Christmas Day, my dad left my mom, and we, my siblings and I, were waiting for him to return home. I let these events weigh on me, but I came to a realization: the reason behind this observation of this day is never been about me; it’s about God and the gift he gave. This realization brings tears to my eyes. I can never give a gift good enough than the one I freely accepted from God. Of course, we don’t know what day it happened, and it doesn’t matter.

  • 1983

    Share what you know about the year you were born.

    My mother took me home from the hospital exactly 38 years to the day before her passing. I wonder if it was the same time. On May 27, 1983, and I saw her off to her heavenly abode on May 27, 2021.

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  • Pain

    What principles define how you live?

    We’d never know what’s wrong without pain.

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  • 9/11/2001

    What major historical events do you remember?

    It was September 11, 2001. I was at work. I had just returned from New York in August. I vividly recall my actions, my living situation, and the long-distance call I had made. I was filled with anger towards racism, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and the skyrocketing gas prices. So much loss of life followed. Never forget.

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  • Nothing

    What have you been putting off doing? Why?

    I haven’t put off anything. I’m surviving. I think that’s okay.

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  • MIA

    I haven’t written in a long time. My mind is in survival mode, and the luxury of writing is just not there. But I assure you, once I put to words the experiences I’ve had, I hope that someone will enjoy my calamity or at least learn from it.

  • Ask me anything.

    Seriously.

    What do you want to know?

  • N word

    If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why?

    I wish the N-word never existed. It doesn’t need any introduction or explanation; it’s a symbol of hatred and division. Imagine if that word were eradicated from human existence? Such an disenfranchised group of people deserves freedom from such a dark word. I would remove that word from mankind.

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  • Hyper fixation when productive procrastinating.

    When attempting to avoid a situation or person, I find myself becoming excessively engrossed in a task. For instance, I have been searching for an item I lost that is of no particular value relentlessly for two days. Upon reflection, I find that my hyperfixation on finding this thing is a means of diverting my attention from an evolving problem that seems to intensify with each attempt to contain it. Once I realized this, the agony I felt regarding the issue resumed. I began to feel helpless, tears fill the corners of my eyes. While I am uncertain if this is a common experience, I would greatly appreciate any guidance on how to gracefully redirect my focus to a long-term issue while maintaining a sense of equilibrium in my life. Perhaps prayer could also be beneficial in this regard.