Tag: Purpose
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The Attaché Case
“Attention passengers,” the flight steward chirps through the intercom, “We’re arriving at our destination within five minutes. Each attaché case is doing well inside their compartments. Please read the step-by-step procedures on each of your screens as we descend towards the airport. We hope that you and your assistants have a wonderful time in Tinge ... -
Composed Rumbles
There is a storm brewingthe air is thick with tensionas silence muffles thedisquiet of a taxed nation a communityin waitinglike a storm brewingon the horizon waiting to showerthe nation witha tempered wrathcontained for too long the heavy rumbleof their voicesan occasional pocketof peaceful protest pushes against thebarriers that canno longer holdtheir pain and distress and ... -
Pushing Forward With A Purpose
The Trials And Triumphs Of Navigating Employment With A Disability From a young age, children are often asked one common question: what would you like to be when you grow up? The typical responses being a firefighter, a teacher, a doctor. When I was asked this question, I knew without a doubt that I wanted ... -
The Vacant House
There is an old cigar shop on the edge of Cedar Hill Park with boarded windows and doors on the side near the crest. The passersby complain about the eyesore, though the house is unsure of how they or it know about the old cigar shop without signage. Inside the house, the people’s furniture and ... -
She Within Me
She knows better. She has tried before, but she has not been heard. She keeps whispering. The same message; over and over again. She knows the chances are slim, but she insists on trying. A glimmer. That is all she requires. A spark of hope to get her message out. She will continue whispering until ... -
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Existentialism
I cannot halt the beaming of sun rays, nor quiet the whisper of winds. I cannot change the rising of moon tides, nor alter the dance of time. Am I not simply these blooded bones? Red life? The streaming of heat through an icy shell? Yet, this cell-filled skin ...