Sometimes when doing a project
You need to clear your head
Stop and take a break
Ask the universe for guidance
When you’re too close
You can’t see the big picture
You can’t see the forest for the trees
You have to let silence wash over you
You need to relax and breath
Then with clarity go forward
And complete the job you started
It’s ok to pause for a while
You’ll continue with more energy
May 9th, 2026
There is radio silence
The internet has been high jacked for over a month
Why does anyone need to be in touch with others after all?
Especially if they live abroad
It’s not as if people have relatives outside Iran
Why would they need to hear from each other during a war?
The internet has been high jacked for over a month
Who needs the internet after all?
It’s not as if people make a living using the internet
It’s not as if they purchase and sell merchandise
It’s like putting duct tape across someone’s mouth
Don’t they realize they need to eat and talk?
Relatives worry about their loved ones
Friends can’t be in touch
Businesses come to a halt
And why?
Because information is the most dangerous commodity during war
April 5, 2026
Guess what colors died first in my markers
The markers I have been drawing with for a long time
I was surprised but not surprised
Orange and yellow were the ones
I think I’m attracted to these colors
It makes sense
Orange, for the rays of the sun
Red for the warmth of love and friendship
It so happens that I have two favorite mugs in which I drink my morning tea
And one is orange and one is red
These colors mean happiness to me
Laughter and joy
Smiles on faces
Warmth in one’s heart
And yes, I have many red tops
And orange in my summer dresses
Orange and red
Joy and love
February 18th, 2026
Check-in before you go to the airport
Says the machine
Then a bunch of questions show up
We need your reservation number
Not to be mixed up with your flight number
Although we will need that too, later
Then you need to scan your passport
Oh, something went wrong
Try again!
Success!
What is your return date by the way?
Enter it in this digital calendar
If it doesn’t work the first time
Try again
You know how digital forms are
We need the address where you will stay
And the Zip Code is just numbers, no State required
Now your Visa information
Visa?
Actually with a Canadian passport you don’t need a Visa
But the information is required anyway
How are you feeling?
A little frustrated?
Well, you can finally check in now
Pause
Code: PDSPQ something went wrong
See you next time
January 31st, 2026
A few ways to recharge your batteries:
After a busy period of having to leave the house early to be at appointments
Or various places
Sit at your desk
With your cup of tea
Sip your tea
Focus on its taste and fragrance
And wait till you feel bored
No rush to go anywhere
Nothing urgent to do
This is your go-slow day
After you feel bored
Do something fun
Write a poem
Draw a drawing
Or whatever your heart desires
This will feed your soul
Energize you
Gladden your heart
Slow time down
You deserve days like this or at least
Mornings like these
Mornings of calm
February 12, 2026
These are awful times
Innocent people are being killed in the streets
In hundreds and thousands
Theses are historic times
Their cry for freedom can be heard across the country and across the world
These are uncertain times
Where are we heading and how?
These are awesome times
Seeing the whole country rise and demand their rights
These are hopeful times
Because we have passed the point of no return
January 24, 2026
My several bookcases located
In the different rooms of the house
Are full of books
I’ve even given some away to make room
There was a time that I had a ‘reading chair’
And I read book after book
Lots of biographies, some historical fiction
The odd fiction book
Some self help books
I remember one time I was at a bookstore looking for a new book
One of my criteria was the number of pages
The more the better
So it wouldn’t finish soon
I read about political figures and actors
I read about people from other cultures
But now, it’s a different story
I buy a book, read a few pages
And then it sits in my room
Why am I not reading as much any more?
I miss it
Want to go back to it but
The world has changed with social media
The all-consuming social media
I read articles on my phone
But many articles, one book does not make
Times have changed and so have I
I look with envy at the books on my bookshelves now
It helps that I have published a few books of mine
But I wonder if I’ll ever read like before
December 10, 2025
The statistic’s page in my poetry blog shows me how many people are reading my blog every day
Then there is a world map
And and I can see which countries the readers live in
It’s so inspiring
It’s truly amazing
That people in Vietnam and Columbia
Singapore and Indonesia and Bahrein
Read what I write
I look at that world map
And realize how connected we are
How easy it is to communicate with a global audience
We have come such a long way
From the times that we needed to read books to find out what was happening
In the other parts of the world
Or travel
Now, the world is at our fingertips
It has become a village
And we are its inhabitants
Nov 27, 2025
Quiet
Peace
Concentration
No distraction
No questions
No conversation
This is why I come to the coffeeshop
Today I don’t have a pen
So I write on my phone
My Earl Grey tea warms me up
The music in the background is soothing
Can you imagine where I’m sitting?
I’m on the second floor of my grocery store
Sitting at one of the dining tables of the staff
Having got my tea from the Starbucks downstairs
Many places can become writing spaces
I’ve written in libraries many time
In bookstores
At airports
And on the airplane
You see what I mean
All that is needed is a means to record my thoughts
And an idea to start with
The rest happens by itself
Words flow
Thoughts are recorded
And for some magical reason
I feel better after writing
Is it the need for self expression?
The need to create?
The need to connect with the ethereal space
art comes from?
In any case
I feel refreshed
September 23, 2025
The woman who is sitting across you
Full of confidence
At the top of her game
May have had very difficult experiences
She may have been seriously ill
Lost hope and almost lost faith
Challenges in life can do that to us
The woman who is smiling all the time
Fresh as sunshine
Has scars of her own
And difficulties she cannot share in a casual conversation
It seems it’s better to assume that
Everyone has been hurt
Everyone has suffered
Whether we know it or not
We need to be gentle with each other
Supportive of one another
And when the time arrives
Hold that someone’s hand
Listen to their story
And give them the opportunity to be heard
September 29th, 2025
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