Wissahickon Valley Park- view near the covered bridge, by Laelia Watt 2024 Wissahickon Creek flowed imperceptibly in the area I chose to relax. I found a large flat boulder, perfect for sitting to write in a small notebook I brought along to work through ideas. The trees along the river mirrored on the surface ofContinueContinue reading “Water Buffalos and River Dreams”
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Why Mental Health and Empathy Matter to Me Part 3
Lighthouse near San-Tropez, France (2018) photo by author Laelia Watt- taken while on a ferry boat with my beloved French-American aunt, on a trip that my friend generously invited me to join her when I couldn’t have otherwise afforded to go. Reggie* sauntered by the homeless shelter window wearing a McDonald’s bag on his head.ContinueContinue reading “Why Mental Health and Empathy Matter to Me Part 3”
Why Mental Health and Empathy Matter to Me Part 1
My first work study job in college was in 2002 as the secretary of the counseling office in a small Christian liberal arts college, smack dab in the middle of what we call the “Bible Belt” in the United States. Even though May was designated Mental Health Awareness month in 1949, there was still aContinueContinue reading “Why Mental Health and Empathy Matter to Me Part 1”
FRAGILE HUMAN is now a Registered Trademark!
Over ten years ago, the seed of an idea started to grow in my imagination. I drew a bumper sticker design (more on that another day) on a piece of paper while bored at work one day, and the idea eventually expanded to include a blog featuring creative nonfiction essays, social media posts, and aContinueContinue reading “FRAGILE HUMAN is now a Registered Trademark!”
Dream On, Fragile Human!
Author with sculpture “Little Nis” by Danish artist Thomas Dambo in Kentucky’s Bernheim Forest- summer 2021 Dreams are not only fanciful imaginations that flit through our ever-fickle minds. They are a beautiful part of humanity. Each person is born with varying gifts and desires in their heart. Most people nurture those desires over the yearsContinueContinue reading “Dream On, Fragile Human!”
FRAGILE HUMAN 