Suffering is our relationship to pain. It’s meaning making. We can choose to relate to the pain with purpose, even find enjoyment in it, or let it become misery. Continue reading We Seek Suffering (Suffering is Optional)
You’d think there might be big epiphanies after 31 years of existence. But that’s not the case. At least for me anyway.
Instead, I ruminate on and offer a list of 31 things I’m grateful for. Continue reading 31 for 31: The Grateful List
I awoke at 5:56, been beating the clock for weeks. Why? Continue reading The Sound of Waking up Before Your Alarm Clock
I learned a few things that day. Like how someone can hum with crystal glass vibrancy–the kind you can hear and feel. Or how a gleam in their eye is gonna stick to you like burdock burrs after a hike in the woods. There’s no escaping it. That’s how it was, talking with him about … Continue reading The Day I Learned My Cousin Is a Professional Climber
“Even sweetness can scratch the throat, grandma said, so stir the sugar well.” – Ocean Vuong in “Notebook Fragments”
The thing is, I don’t like sugar in my coffee. But, I was taught recently that a spoonful of sugar in the pot — if you do it Turkish style — makes the final product creamier, frothier, tastier. I have to admit, he’s right.
2018 had its sweet moments, but I didn’t always stir well. Continue reading The Sweet and Salty of 2018: Reflecting on a Year of Love and Travel
Aaron Gerry 