yoga’s sure to catch you, if you come falling down
I have been neglecting my physical fitness since I went to New York City, which is a trip that ended eight weeks ago. I haven’t been to the gym, or yoga, or done anything to break a sweat since the end...
View Articlehis tears fall and burn the garden green
I went to work last night, not happy to be ripped from a nice little Saturday of brunch and lazy time lounging with the lady watching the Kentucky Derby, leaving for the yard just in time to miss an...
View Articlebreathe and stop, for real, and give it what you got
I woke up late today. I meant to get up at ten, go to yoga at noon and be off on my day but that shit didn’t happen. Instead I woke up at 1:30, made breakfast and read. And then read some more and...
View Articleif i should fall from grace with god, where no doctor can relieve me
I started the new work schedule yesterday. It felt good to be out on a Tuesday, especially knowing that Friday is quitting time and this week I’ll be headed out-of-town for a mini vacation. Because...
View Articlecan’t a brother get a little peace
My shrink asked me yesterday what I thought might help me with all of the chatter in my head. “Learning how to breathe,” I said. This was after telling her about flashing on some other taxi driver the...
View Articleimpermanence, i think about it every single day, everything falls apart,...
I have an appointment Monday night to meditate. The Zen Center has a guided meditation on Monday nights led by people in sobriety and this week I’m definitely going. I want more of the feeling I got...
View Articlelike we brothas from another mother, kinda like mel gibson and danny glover
I was gonna get up early today, go to yoga and be at work by two for an early night shift. That’s not what happened. No, I woke up at 12:45 with a start, looked at my phone and scrolled through my...
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