Tag: Death

  • Return to Your Senses

    Return to Your Senses

    Nothing would be the same after that day…nor could I understand all the ways that was true. I was in a deep sleep when the phone trilled. Certain I had once again overslept; my nervous system launched its menagerie of physical sensations that expressed its state of panic as my mind quickly composed another version…

  • “The Impossible Dream”

    “The Impossible Dream”

    Do you want to know a fun fact? I have aphantasia. Isn’t that a delightful word? What it means is I have no ability to conjure a mental image. If someone says, “Close your eyes and picture an apple.”  I’ve got nothing but black screen behind my eyes. When reading, people without aphantasia describe seeing…

  • From Time to Time

    From Time to Time

    Is time our friend or foe? Much of the language we use around time conveys it as a valuable commodity. We Make Time, Spend Time, Share Time, Use Borrowed Time, Lose Time or Don’t Have Time. But our relationship with time also has a “speed” to it that is, shall we say, confusing. Time Stops,…