dreams

just before dawn

In dreams, friends, life, thoughts on 22 October 2010 tagged atlanta, if only, j.s., letting go with 3 comments

you know those things we all hold on to?  the if onlys? if only i had the time… if only i had the money… if only i had the words… those things become crutches, excuses, diversions, distractions, ways out of uncomfortable moments, and, for me, they become a trap, a holding pattern.  and i get [...]

i dreamed a dream

In dreams, life on 20 October 2009 tagged sick with 4 comments

i’ve been sick.  i came to this realization last wednesday, when my tell-tale sore throat made it’s first appearance, but i resisted admitting defeat until thursday afternoon.  by friday, i was already two bowls of chicken noodle soup down, and on my way to the doctor.  recovery has taken the better part of the past [...]

such stuff as dreams are made

In dreams on 7 December 2006 tagged dreams with no comments

“We are such stuff As dreams are made on and our little life Is rounded with a sleep…” –William Shakespeare, The Tempest (IV, i, 156-157) i am one of the lucky ones. sleep comes easily to me and it always has. when i hear stories from people who have insomnia, i cannot understand what it [...]