Mother Wound

I don’t know if time and circumstances hardened her, or she had an inborn animosity towards me.  Her sarcasm never failed to sting. Toxicity could have been her second name.  I was driven to past life regressions to check if there’s a story from the past, which made her hate me so much. If there … Continue reading Mother Wound

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #239

Welcome back! PROMPT #239 We have a situation prompt this week You wake up to discover a completely different, unknown face staring back at you from the mirror. There is no restriction on length or format of the piece. There is no last date either, unless you wish to be featured in the Weekly Wrap.  … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #239

Limited sky

skies stretch endlesslyI lament limitations-no wings, no airplanesbut I'm blessed with unboundedhuman imagination paint poems on skieswrite it in colors unseen-it whispers softlyWhat have I missed in myself?Why don't I see what you see? https://amanpan.com/2022/07/12/eugis-weekly-prompt-unbounded-july-12-2022/

Gist of life

in tune withsounds of waterfallsyou know whatblessings willadorn our lives soondream - but don't you stop moving acknowledgethe grace of Heavens-then get onwith your lifeon Earth, make worthwhileyour stay - who better than you? https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2022/07/11/what-do-you-see-142-july-11-2022/

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #238

Welcome back! PROMPT #238 We have a picture prompt this week. There is no restriction on length or format of the piece. There is no last date either, unless you wish to be featured in the Weekly Wrap.  Any post that is found to be offensive, vulgar or something that hurts common sensibilities will not … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #238

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #237

Welcome back! PROMPT #237 We have a word prompt this week Zeitgeist The dictionary meaning of the word is the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time: "the story captured the zeitgeist of the late 1960s" There is no restriction on length … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #237

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #236

Welcome back! And I feel privileged to be back here. There are certain doorways that lead to unknown places. The terminology is different for what we experience - across the threshold or back from there. PROMPT #236 The prompt is a theme again... Rebirth Think of times you've felt revived, reinvigorated, alive -- maybe through … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #236

Why is it unacceptable?

“I can handle dissent, not insanity,” the chauvinist speaks in a tone of assumed authority, which is not really his. “What you term as insanity is an eruption of long-suppressed flames or instincts… at least you know what was brewing within.” “Whatever is brewing is not acceptable to me or society…” “Whatever is unacceptable arouses … Continue reading Why is it unacceptable?

Peer Pressure

Who does that? raised eyebrows mockThere are words in my mouthBut I swallow thoseand get on with my life calendars changeso do mindsetsI can’t connecttheir irrepressible instinctsto enter doorwaysnow gone digital social isolationis not lonelinessI feel completein my work - thoughtsbordering on unboundedness And of course…those disruptive peopleare only a button awaywaiting to enter doorwaysto … Continue reading Peer Pressure

Shocking Potential

During the pandemic phase, I shared the story of a 84-year man who climbed 14 kilometers uphill on a steep slope, in a state of delirium. He was considered to be physically weak after recovery from Covid. The potential of the human body is amazing. Maybe his mind would have stopped him in a more … Continue reading Shocking Potential