Picture this: A French Patisserie with floor-to-ceiling windows on both sides of its distressed wooden front door, with a view to gleaming cases of sun-touched, butter-kissed breads, croissants, pastries, some with jam, some with sugary/buttery/vanilla-enhanced cream cheese that manages to be smooth and creamy and not-too-sweet, tarts with fruit slices or berries atop lemony custard, […]
Archive for the ‘Isolation/Belonging’ Category
Outside the Bakery
Posted in Emotions/Inner World, Existential, Isolation/Belonging, Personal Growth on February 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Mistaken Identity
Posted in Existential, Fantasies, Friendship, Isolation/Belonging on January 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I think I met a friend for breakfast at a gay bar. I thought it was a breakfast joint – a simple Italian restaurant that also served breakfast. I’ve been part of a couple for so long, I’d forgotten that some breakfast joints are actually places to hang out to stave off a hangover or […]
Home Movies
Posted in Existential, Family, Isolation/Belonging, Reminiscences on January 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The other day I was watching some home movies. If I stop my tale here, I’m likely to evoke the typical heart-warming experience: family members gathered around to re-create their shared past. The laughter at seeing old styles of clothes, hairdos, eyeglasses; the deep welcoming of the old/wildly young version of ourselves and our loved […]
Mattering Map
Posted in Existential, Isolation/Belonging on July 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’m well into midlife. People perceive me as strong, competent, and independent. I’ve overcome struggles and difficulties; I’ve studied feminism; I’ve traveled on my own (to Canada, but still, I was alone; and for a few months in college I went to school in England); I work with people every day to become stronger internally […]