Doug’s Assault: My One Moment of Clairvoyancy

Original Artwork by Ellie Lipetz                       © 1993 All Rights Reserved

It’s easy to dismiss so much that’s inexplicable in this world if you refuse to acknowledge that something has actually happened or that you even saw it. Those of you who know me know that I’m one of the least gullible, most grounded people around. But yet… There’s so much in this world that’s extraordinary, so why shut our eyes to it?

I’d love to tell you definitively that I don’t believe in things like ghosts and spirits and strange phenomena because I don’t want to be perceived as one of “those” people. But yet… How else can you explain this?

The Blessing of Forgetting

(Disclaimer: I started writing this on 9/11, but didn’t complete it until two weeks later)

There’s a blessing in forgetting. It’s a strange thought to express on this day of all days, when we change our Facebook profile images to ones of patriotism and use the hashtag NeverForget on Twitter, but bear with me.

Sometimes

Sometimes

happiness doesn’t last

and big things become small

and one door shuts

without another opening at all.