What is it about these pagesthat trap ink, and, yet, free me? They listen without judgment and instruct without decree. These pages absorb my mind’s heavy blows with ease.To them, my turbulent thoughts are air. I’m sure it’s for good, my naked thoughts are stripped by that which does not care. These vaulted pages release my inner darkness;my soul …
Author: mmscheller
For My Parents
At the close of 2021 and in early 2022, a morbid motif flickered before me, but I wanted to ignore its ragged fragments. Eight colleagues or friends lost a parent from various causes. Two, from different families, died the same day. As this sorrowful theme was unfolding, my friend and I went on a walk. …
Mary and the Unplanned
For some, the holiday season is gray. The season’s brightness casts shadows we hoped time had erased. Its glow reminds us the shadow’s original is real. What causes life to dim may still be with you. I’ll go first. My life plans, well, haven’t gone as planned. Passing time seems to parallel growing distance from …
Around the Table
One of my family’s Thanksgiving traditions is going around the table. We each take a turn to share what we’re thankful for. This is my 2021 digital edition. In 2021, I’m thankful for those who inspire me to risk and love. Risk and love are the perfect pair. Risk is pointless without a meaningful result …
Confidants and Candor: Sharing Regrets for the Good
Have you wished a friend would have confided her regret, so you could have skirted the same shame? Or, have you wished for courage and humility to share your bad decision with one you suspected would parrot your pain? This post is dedicated to my admirable friends who set aside their pride, so their past …
How to Avoid Madness and Enjoy Casual Dating
If you happen to have five minutes, I want to give your well-worn dating outlook a makeover. Start the timer, and study yourself in the mirror. You – yes you! – could be transformed into a glowing dater. But, first, you have to be willing to try a different shade of dating. Even when what …
A Little Shopping Magic
Let me tell you a shopping tale. Once upon a … well, all the … time, I was an unfit shopper. The sizes I chose were too big, as confirmed by blunt, loving comments from numerous (that’s right – multiple) friends and family. I surveyed every option, and I took too long. I wanted my …
When the Lights Go Out
When the lights go out, You are working. When the lights stay out, You are working. The source of Light, The source of Hope, Your love is all I need. When darkness tries to make a home in my heart, When darkness seems to own my future, The power of your resurrection Wins back my …
Dating App Gold
My goal is for you to join a dating app within a few minutes of reading this post. Who doesn’t want to leap into the predictable experience of countless bathroom selfies and somber, introspective … did I mention solo … videos? If you don’t take your overwhelming loneliness too seriously, it’s a gold mine. With …
Is Indifferent Intimacy Good?
If an individual’s worth is a cultural value, I’m not sure why casual sex is in season. Our culture celebrates detached pleasure as a badge of freedom or shrugs at it like a non-event. It probably is much more fun in the moment. Every individual should have the freedom to choose for herself. The …
