Posts tagged Freedom
Fly
Fly

Somehow, a little fly got trapped inside my car. He flew in when I stopped to get a breakfast taco on my way to Midland.

“Please fly out little guy,” I coaxed, cracking a smile at my own little joke. Five minutes later, I waited at Sonic for my diet cherry and lime coke. “Okay buddy, both doors are open for you now.”

The windows in my lime green beetle stopped working in 2020, just like everything else. Mr. Buzzy had a choice to make: get out now, or wait a loooong time for the next stop.

#WestTexasDriving

Each time, he bzzzzzzed, fought and tried to “escape” at the window. I opened my door, and he just kept flying to the crack where he “should” have been able to escape. Buzz Buzz flew from window to window, totally missing the wide-open doors that waited for him.

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Authenticity, Brave Tutu, Connection, Conversation, Courage, Editor's Picks, Everyday insight, Face Fears, Family, Genuine, Grief, love, Take Flight, Tough convoRebekah ManleyOpen Door, Authenticity, Relationships, Fly, Freedom, supporting sobriety, Al-Anon, break ups, heartbreak, heartache, Courage, Courageous Conversation, Take Flight, Take Courage, Health, Healing, surrender, release, Bumble Comments
Paint Doors, Gain Passage
Paint Doors, Gain Passage

Our apartment’s elevator is inoperable. When I moved in, my landlord told me, “It hasn’t worked for over thirty years.” People would stand and wait. To deter hope of the elevator’s function,someone put a giant plant in front of it. Months later, a plywood covering followed. Recently, maintenance painted over the entire operation. Now, only the trained eye can spot the buttons.

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New Year, Most PopularRebekah ManleyPathways, New Years, 2016, Freedom, #bravetutu Comments