Cynthia Harrison
Novelist
Category: Balance
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Empty
2014 was a year of spectacular heartache, unbearable suffering, and more joy than my soul could reasonably hold. In other words, it was a year like many others, with equal shares of happiness and sorrow. I hurt myself a little more in 2014 … small self-inflicted injuries caused by lack of attention to what I…
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Christmas Miracles
Christmas was a magical time for me as a child. My mother went all out, dividing our living room into three equal pie wedges out from the tree. Every inch of floor space would be filled with toys. She didn’t wrap anything, so upon first waking and walking out into the front room, young eyes…
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Changing My Mind
The human mind is a quirky old thing. Old being the key word. We are still dealing with our primitive brain and things get complicated when our shiny new neocortex starts tussling with the reptile. These two parts of our brain, like it or not, must co-exist; sometimes it feels like an uneasy marriage. Our…
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Only Love
Don’t get me wrong. I know evil exists. I saw photos of Black Friday:) Some people will do anything for a sale. And I will do anything for some peace of mind, especially this month. Christmas is not for everyone. My husband does not care for it, particularly the commercial aspects. He does like my…
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Burning Regrets
Been feeling some regret lately and wanted to let it go. October was a tough month for me and really, September was only a little better. In those weeks, I had more bad days than good. Wrote 500 pages trying to understand myself and the emotional journey I found myself on, at age 59, when…