Tag: Paying Attention

  • Tripping the Lights… FANTASTIC

    Tripping the Lights… FANTASTIC

    My husband and I arrived early to the concert hall and had only settled into our thoughtfully selected barstools for about 15 minutes before her laughter sliced the air with its mocking tone.  With a nervous system too highly calibrated for such sounds, I remember my shoulders shooting up and my neck pulling downward as…

  • Gnawing Sensation

    Gnawing Sensation

    I am certain he had no idea what kind of effect he was having on me. All I know is that I felt like I had been swaddled within a warm blanket of contentment. You would think I am talking about the loving presence of my husband. But no, this was an unfathomable interaction with…

  • Brittle…Break…Through

    Brittle…Break…Through

    I woke up at 3:32, one minute earlier than the more charmed 3:33 that I often awaken to. Despite the fleeting distraction of wishing the clock presented a more favored set of numbers, I was met by the pressing presence of a word ricocheting through my consciousness. Hushed, but urgent, the word “BRITTLE” rang through…