Serotonin with a side of fries, please
The writing, art, and other mental health randomness from a 40 something teacher from New Jersey.
New handmade journals with pockets available at http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheForgottenWord. I’m not sure which part I enjoy the most – folding and sewing these things together, decorating them, or stuffing them with random papery goodies once they’re done. It’s hard to let them go.
Being human, according to Hinduism, means we have energy wheels, chakras that start at our asses and end in our hopefully enlightened minds, light bursting through our skulls. All of these wheels need to turn with synchronicity in order for us to feel balanced or connected. But humans have been box-centered for so long. Everything is box-shaped – our technology, our desks and tables, the gifts we give and receive. Ladies, even our female parts are called boxes. So maybe our cores look more like long locomotives with square-shaped wheels, just like the train on the Island of Misfit Toys. There’s strength and purpose, we can push ourselves forward, and there will always be at least one person who will love us. But we’re round pegs trying to squeeze into square holes
Muse 10 allows
for that amazing voice
in the shower.
11 helps that same voice
bounce beautifully
off gravestones.
Muse 12 dries your eyes
after a too-big glob of wasabi
or a too-hot shot of saki.
13 is the impossibly long wait
for coffee in the morning
that makes you miss the multicar
pile-up on the interstate.
She’s the extra dead rose
hidden in his “forgive me” dozen.
14 gives you the years
you get with your dog or grandparents.
15 hits you with thirteen’s thorns
for wasting that time.
16 builds up your walls
and shapes your wrecking balls
that crumble them.
17 helps break the news gently
when all you want is to be alone.
18 pummels you with sixteen’s wrecking ball
when you think you need permission.
Little works better to successfully end a long day than making a journal!
…Each handmade journal in the shop is constructed with quality card stock and scrapbooking paper in various colors, styles, and textures. All pages can be written or drawn on both front and back. The covers are made with Bristol paper and reinforced with wooden pieces, chip board, and/or crafters tape for durability. The spines/bindings are sewn together by hand using multiple stitches and a thick string. These beautiful books are made with a lot of patience and love 🙂 A treat for the writer, diarist, artist, or paper lover in your life! http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheForgottenWord #junkjournals #writerscrafts
Serotonin with a side of fries, please 