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Spring break begins with an unwelcome surprise. How can I use this gift of forced respite to learn as well as teach a lesson in gratitude? Storms of metaphor Wild winds of words and wonder Get what you deserve? -Tired Midwest Parent
INT. FAMILY HOME – EARLY MORNING Fade in from black as the view of a bedroom ceiling is revealed, faint light spilling in from the blinds. You wipe turn away from the bright reminder of a new day, not wanting to leave the cozy warmth of the blankets. You feel a small twinge of excitement…
Water breaks the shoreWarmth fades to uncertain windsPop music kills mood Cinnamon CrumblesAcross fingertips searchingJoy finds your taste buds! They turn privatelyCrowd hides creativityAn idle thank you I’m always stuck somewhere between being stifled and inspired by the crowded rattle and hum of an early morning coffee house crowd. “Should I Stay or Should I…
“When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.”
— Mark Twain, 1898
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