Tag: five minute observations
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Leave It Alone
Paying attention is hard. But what do you do when you see something you can’t unsee? Pass on something you should have? In that moment do you see anyone else in power asking the same questions you are?
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Noticing
The armadillo stopped you. He didn’t. You tell yourself you’ll pay attention when it matters. Then you pass a man outside the DQ and order a Blizzard. You were noticing. Just not him.
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Like Apple Jacks
Two miles today. First run since December. Hard and slow and so good! Something clicked this morning. If you’ve been waiting for a sign to get back to the thing you love, this might be it. Today was the day for me.
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The Presence on E Main Street
The presence behind me on E Main Street was real. And she was driving a Cadillac.
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From Behind the Counter
Terry pressed his face against the glass and peered in at us. “Smokers,” he said. “In their natural habitat.” This is a story about a breakroom, a movie, and what we were promised.
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2440323
It’s just seven digits. 244 meant Burien. South King County. Dad made me memorize it at six. I never forgot it and never dial it. But when I call Dad today, he answers.
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What Are The Odds
I got fired on a Friday. Made a phone call. Started a new job on Monday. Worked there long enough to memorize one name. Left fifteen years ago and never thought about it again. Then on Saturday, at a wedding reception, the woman sitting next to me said that name out loud. What are the…
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Worth Holding
I drive for work. Research participants, behavioral health appointments, so many miles on the company’s Nissan Versa. This morning on West Main Street, I watched someone blow through a red light like it wasn’t there. At the start of the day. Sun shining. No hesitation. We’ve all seen it. We’re all adjusting to it. But…
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The Word Got Very Tired
“I was this close.” Danny shows the gap between his thumb and forefinger. “I had it on me. I just. I couldn’t.” “None of us did.” Ray’s voice is flat. The woman at the counter picks up her phone. Nobody moves. They have ten minutes. Maybe less. And everything that comes after depends on what…
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A Brief Inconvenience
Is it worth it to show up? Misery loves company. We lied. We just didn’t want to be alone. Showing up depends on what you’re carrying.
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Right In Front of You
Before the day starts, before my eyes are barely open, I open scripture. Some mornings it’s easy. This morning I opened Leviticus and almost started a fight with God. What I found instead changed how I see every person I’ll meet today.
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Treatment. Or Freedom.
He thought he threw away 8 months sobriety. From a broken chair she offered grace. I almost kept walking. Three people. One hallway. And a lesson none of us can afford to miss.
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Speak to Me
They built a file on you while you were busy doing the work. You picked up the pen. You set it back down. You didn’t sign. This one’s for everyone who walked out of a room with something they were never allowed to say. Your story came with you. Speak to Me — on the…
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Seven Years. First Time Ever.
She laughed when she told me how it started. Four wisdom teeth. One script. Seven years later she was still paying for it. This is Amara’s story. And it starts in my car. fiveminuteobservations.com