SOULspace

illusions is reality, It is, in the love we feel in the lust we experience in the ambitions we hold and in the dreams we dream. In the memories we cherish in the hopes we dwell in the maturity we think we possess in the words we use to communicate ...and the words we understand. In the past that we need to reconcile on in the present moment that we live in and in the future that we aspire for in the choices we make in the path that we follow and in the roles that we play and choose to play It's in the decisions that drive us in the expectations that control us and in the regrets that saddens us It's in the demeanor that we don in the facade that we project to the world in the feelings that we express in the thoughts that we wish to convey.. It's in how we can survive and in how we want to die... Does reality exist? Life is an illusion, and you and I live in a dream...

(Tumultuous mind Seething emotions Thoughts run helter skelter) Little hands and feet, Pull me hither and thither. Not a moment to breathe Not a minute to spare Enjoyable ..yet tiresome. When a tired head is laid on my lap, When an eager hand grasps my finger, When pattering feet run towards me, When puckered lips reach for my cheeks, When twinkling eyes sparkle with mischief, ..When we want to give up, throw up our hands, Even then.. ...by far the naughtiest cheekiest mischievous little tot.. Even then my lovable son You charm me with your antics...

The Mi(gh)ty rule the world!! You wonder what this all about? It’s a stale subject, more has been written about them, than less. I call it the beginning of the Creased Eyebrow Symptom and the Perpetual Frown Syndrome!! Yes, it’s about Mommy Dom, it’s about Infant Raj. Feudalism at its best!! Lilliputians rule over the Goliaths in this land of servitude!! As a mother of two who have passed their toddler hood, anyone would assume I am the epitome of calm , maturity, understanding, and most importantly control …well folks, I can only say this; Reality differs drastically from ones deepest desires…especially where the K word is involved…yes I mean Kids…!! Lets do a rewind and I’ll take you back to a time when donning that role was uppermost in my mind. (In spite of husband’s dire warnings!). Well, for your information, he came with more than adequate experience on this front, having raised or I should say, having witnessed the raising of six nieces, distributed evenly among his three sib...