From Palaces to the Gutter
I was born of sand and lead. Heated until I glowed white hot and shaped with loving human hands I became a long?stemmed crystal goblet. Of the finest quality, the initials of my future owners were etched in my sides, I was designed to a life in the palaces of the rich and famous. I was their...
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The Genie in the Bottle
I wish that inanimate things could talk? The secrets they hold and the things they have been exposed to and the events they shape are forever hidden in their silence. In my pocket rests a three inch chrome and gold plated bottle with an imitation crystal top. Small and innocuous as it is, the...
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Changes in Life and Perception
Changes in Life and Perception: Welcome to a New World
We are all the sum of our life experiences and no day passes that does not influence our perception of the world around us. A greeting in a parking lot, a handshake, witnessing a bar fight, or the simple smile of a child can completely...
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Escaping to the Innocence of my Childhood
Escaping to the Innocence of my Childhood
Life swirls through my mind. The two year old in the faded black and white photograph is standing in front of a large box with a huge ribbon on the top. A small hand reaches up and tries to pull the cord apart. Eyes wide and a careful smile upon his...
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My Friend Tariq
My friend Tariq was probably the greatest person who I ever knew. A man that I never thought I would know and would have walked away from at a bus stop, Tariq was one of the most loyal people I have ever known and no matter what anyone said I would defend him to the end of the earth. We were...
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Always Wanting More
Always Wanting More
Lust is one of the strongest emotions that people have, and many times people allow their lust to destroy their lives. It seems that many people are consistently dissatisfied with their lovers, wives, husbands, and intimate partners and they are always looking for...
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My Father
Everyone has a father, but few people have a parent as caring and self-sacrificing as mine . Born in a time in Arabia when the inhabitants were poor and hungry, my father sacrificed things he needed so that his children could reap the benefits of the future. He often went without new clothes...
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Reflections on the Jealousy Monster
Reflections.
Reflections of a shining face in a pool of water. The monster gazes up at me and laughs at my foolishness.
His mouth pushes open, his teeth are bared, and he heaves with bated breath at my errors.
I see him laughing at me. I see his power over my life and the way his angry...
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The Desert Power
When I was young, I wanted to be was a truck driver. My fantasy was a huge Mercedes truck. Hauling loads across the Saudi Arabian desert was my life's goal. I heard wonderful stories about the beauty of the desert and I knew that the desert was for me. I could harness the desert and work in a...
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Dealing With Bureaucracy
There are times that bureaucracy can be a nightmare. It can be very difficult for a person to work his way through a bureaucratic process or even be able to make contact with the system to be able to solve the problem at hand. I recently found myself a client of the State of Washington and a...
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