Swirling
A wise man (Eddie) once told me that we see what we want to see...I'd even take it a step further and say that we hear what we want to hear. And with today's flood of posts and tweets it's easy to see how we've become obsessed with putting on a display. After all, a glimpse into someone's reality might not go over as well. For example, I like to post happy pictures of me and the biologicals. I like to tweet articles on ways to be a great teacher. I use my Instagram for silly memes and pictures of my favorite beverages; the images and thoughts of happy times because ultimately that's what I'm trying to send out into the world...positive, uplifting vibes. But my reality can be a much darker place. It can be filled with sorrow and angst, with a storm of thoughts swirling violently and the only way to silence the noise is to disconnect, to unplug, to tune out the world around me. The challenge, of course, is delaying the storm or to find a place to