I’m not ugly because I’m nearing the second half of my life, and gravity and time have done their best to conquer me. I’m not ugly because my skin is dry and grey, wrinkles forming around my eyes and mouth, creasing my forehead and neck. I’m not ugly because the black stubble on my chin … Continue reading I’m ugly
Category: Graffiti Wisdom
I know you don’t believe me but…
... it will get better, you will survive this. ... even your compliments sound like insults. ... you are a better person, parent, and friend than you give yourself credit for. ... I don't like you. I have never liked you. I never will like you. ... it's still the truth. ... you are beautiful! … Continue reading I know you don’t believe me but…
Graffiti Wisdom: living the extreme
“A thought, even a possibility, can shatter and transform us.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche This is not my reality. I can control the future, destiny. I am not be bound by the false limitations of my mind. A thought is a fleeting moment, it has no power that I do not give it. I am not … Continue reading Graffiti Wisdom: living the extreme
Graffiti Wisdom – fire and brimstone
During my childhood, part of my religious indoctrination included what punishment I would endure if I didn’t embrace, and properly execute, the tenets of my familial faith ~ if I didn’t receive Jesus Christ as my Savior, I would burn in hell for eternity. That this one decision, to believe or not believe, would determine … Continue reading Graffiti Wisdom – fire and brimstone
Graffiti Wisdom: You’ll see…
Karma: [kahr-muh] - noun Hinduism, Buddhism . action, seen as bringing upon oneself inevitable results, good or bad, either in this life or in a reincarnation (Dictionary.com) Christian Religious Writings/Theology . the doctrine of inevitable consequence (thefreedictionary.com) How many times has someone else's actions conjure threats against them of karmic magnitude?' The philosophy of 'what … Continue reading Graffiti Wisdom: You’ll see…
Graffiti wisdom: yo mama says
It's part of the tradition of being a parent to bequeath pearls of wisdom, bits and pieces of advice, passed from mother to child like cherished family histories, or a treasured necklace created bead by bead, one lifetime to another. Oft repeated until each generation can recite by rote, fingering a bead with every spoken … Continue reading Graffiti wisdom: yo mama says