some quotes are verbatim, some paraphrased — many inspiring, some heartbreaking — all thought provoking. When asked what they wish for: (I wish I could) escape reality (and feelings) of pain and of worthlessness I just want to smile AND be real. Not just smile because I’m strong. I wish…

I LOVE playing table tennis. The game has such a special place in my heart that I might even put it one rung higher than Basketball. Basketball is the love of my childhood / youth. It engaged my energies when I had a lot of disconnection with other parts of…

As I look at trees with their leaves of so many hues of orange, yellow and red, I wonder what are human leaves? Trees, through the years, go from seed to sapling to a young to an old tree. Each year they also cycle through regeneration — from birthing leaves…

I’m crying. Inside. And I’m on the verge of screaming tears on the outside. Sitting here in my bubble, my home. I’m not on the streets with the people in pain, with my co-humanists whose lives I don’t understand because they are a number of shades darker. He says in…