MetroMonk

This is my truth, the truth that is always true. It has taken me years and years and years to get too. So many hours, so many early mornings, so many coffees, so many places, so much time spent.  Over the years, over the course of my life, things change. I change, my weight changes, my body shape changes, the cities I live in changes. I'm in different states, different countries, different places. I have a lot, then I have nothing. I'm in good health, then I feel sick. Friends and people I meet come and go. Best friends become enemies and enemies have become best friends. Everything changes. I'm married, now I'm divorced. I was raising my kids, now they live someplace else.  It's nice outside, then it's not. A storm rolls in and it's crummy and gloomy, then it's sunny and beautiful. Everything changes.  Times are hard, then they're good. I have bad days, then I have good days. I'm anxious, then I'm at peace. Everything changes. I have been fi

There I was, sitting at The Pumpernickel, a cute and charming cafe nestled in the heart of Saugatuck, MI.  It was a cool and crisp fall morning. It wasn’t too chilly, so I sat outside. It was a picturesque fall Michigan morning in a picturesque Michigan town. There I sat at the table, getting all my things just right, “setting my stage,” if you will. Placing my coffee cup exactly where I wanted it, getting my napkin placed and folded exactly how I wanted, making sure the creases were even and the corners matched. Making sure the table wasn’t wobbly so I wouldn't be annoyed placing my coffee on the table. Placing my journal and pen how I wanted, basically making sure the lines of each object were parallel to one another. Wiggling in my chair until it was just right. Paying attention to all of my OCDs so I can settle-in properly. Then I sat and allowed myself to arrive at the place I was at.  One thing that stands out about Michigan, especially Michigan in the fall, are the leaves. G