Category Archives: Daily Life

It’s Your Thing

Posted on October 21, 2014 by mahines

I grew up in a time when our mantra was “Do your own thing”.   We all believed we had the right to live our lives whatever way we wanted.  Ironically, though we lived our lives differently than our parents, … Continue reading →

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Polarity

Posted on October 20, 2014 by mahines

Where do they come from, these tears. This sorrow that wraps itself around me like a leaden shroud, a toxic lover. I have done nothing to call you. You come, unbidden, from the darkness of the well. You crack my … Continue reading →

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Surprise, Surprise, Surprise!

Posted on October 1, 2014 by mahines

Every weekday, I get a surprise.  Now for most people, that would sound like a great thing.  But my surprise is always my commute.  See I travel 150+ miles a day roundtrip;  some of it by car, some by train, … Continue reading →

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Eyes Wide Shut

Posted on September 30, 2014 by mahines

I’ve been trying to do more walking lately.  I spend too many hours on my butt staring at a computer screen.  The only way for me to fit it into my day is to walk from Grand Central to my … Continue reading →

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Anger Eddies

Posted on September 18, 2014 by mahines

Today I am stuck in the “anger eddies”.  That’s the place where you feel angry and frustrated and annoyed for no particular reason at all.  I’m being pushed and bumped and swirled around and around.  I need to fight my … Continue reading →

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The Money Shot

Posted on September 9, 2014 by mahines

Mother Nature sure has been putting on a show lately.  Everywhere I look, on Facebook, on local news shows, on Instagram, I see these incredible photos of the sky.  Last night though, she really outdid herself.  She put on such a … Continue reading →

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Happy Rebirthday!

Posted on August 28, 2014 by mahines

Last week we spent a few days up in Boston celebrating my birthday.  One afternoon while we were relaxing, waiting to go out, I checked my iPad.  There were several notifications from WordPress that had been sitting unopened for a … Continue reading →

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The Promise of Life

Posted on August 27, 2014 by mahines

I promise You will have the chance, the opportunity, to see beauty and wonder all around you. Always. Yes, there will be darkness and ugliness and despair. I cannot change that. But if you are still and allow it, I … Continue reading →

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Robin

Posted on August 12, 2014 by mahines

Kind eyes. Gentle eyes. Sadness buried deep within. An Alchemist of Laughter turning stones of sorrow into bright bubbles of joy. You danced a mad cha cha with the dark angles. Until at last you fell, exhausted into their embrace. And … Continue reading →

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A Leap of Faith

Posted on August 8, 2014 by mahines

I always find it difficult to write about spiritual/mystical experiences.   I grew up in a family that prayed to the saints for everything – a lost sock, to sell a house, to be safe in the car, you name … Continue reading →

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