A Monday fear 

Nervousness wakes me 

A meeting with high pressure 

I’m lacking self-trust 

A #midnight #haiku

In this deep darkness
As this day transformed to new
This eerie silence?

Resisting the night

Darkness holds its own 

Rest is deceptively hard 

The street-light’s ally  

I Chose To Care

Though many don’t care 

And they pride themselves on that

I shall choose caring


I don’t mind the nerdly/Pollyanna label: I care. And I have no intention to change that. 

Seattle and This Morning’s Smoke

Early morning light 

Filtered by smoke 

Rising from California

Demanding access 

To my lungs

Though I resist

My coughing

And sneezing

State clearly

I have lost

The Passage of Heartbeats

Each moment passing 

Fading into memory 

Waiting on sunlight 

I will resist fear 

For I long to seek out joy

And find potential

I’ve let fear run my life far too long. Fear of failure, of rejection. This paralyzes, destroying opportunity. This I resist. 

The Growth Mindset

Seeking out purpose
And positive energy
For I long to grow

I focus on a growth mindset. Always pushing back on fears and challenging my limiting believes. It’s not easy, but always worth it.

My Fear’s Obsessions

My fear’s obsessions

They’re distracting my focus 

Slowing down my dreams 

It’s those fears that wake you in the dead of night that frustrate me so.