by kimmel1972 | Jun 3, 2022 | Ben's Blog
I began these journals with the idea that someday I’d become a writer. The kind of writer I wanted to be was the kind that you could jump into any story. You could find me at any part and not think that you missed out on anything. I suppose this came from my first...
by kimmel1972 | May 31, 2022 | Ben's Blog
Here’s a question. What would make you happy? The question is both simple and difficult. However, I ask this because I know there’s a simple answer and a complicated answer. There’s a long one and a short one. Then of course, there’s an honest answer, to which I...
by kimmel1972 | May 31, 2022 | Ben's Blog
It is easy.It’s easy to lose our place. It’s easy to lose ourselves to the comparison of others. It’s easy to lose our focus. It’s easy to notice our faults or to notice the things we lack. It’s easy to look around and see what other people have and, of course, then...
by kimmel1972 | May 30, 2022 | Ben's Blog
They say that you have to stop looking backwards to move forwards. I get that. But still. We often look backwards in fear that the past will come back to creep up or haunt us again.They say that you have to let go of the past in order to meet your future. Otherwise,...
by kimmel1972 | May 28, 2022 | Ben's Blog
There is a fishing pier in Deerfield Beach, which is not too far from where my Mother used to live. Let me see, it has to be more than 20 years now. Or, wait no. It’s been more than 22 years since I’ve walked on the pier or fished the sides. It was raining the last...
by kimmel1972 | May 28, 2022 | Ben's Blog
There are smells that we have from our past, which come up when we come across them. Like the smell of honeysuckles in spring, which reminds me of a backyard from my youth. Or, the smell of pizza while walking by an open door at a pizza shop and then quickly, I am...
