CHANGE IS THE ART OF ADAPTATION

CHANGE IS THE ART OF ADAPTATION A POEM BY: FRIEDA LOPEZ Change is the art of adaptation through a world, a reality that we live that begins to go stagnant. History repeats through the haunting of ancient curses, hope becomes a relic; fossilized in fragments. Fear blinds the heart through centuries of oppression, an influence

The Idolized Prophet

The Idolized Prophet By: Frieda Lopez Motivated by fear and insecurity from a painful past; the prophet capitalizes on the weary soul of sinners. Indulging in popularity and fortune from their ivory tower. Addiction in sin from a heart so broken and bitter. Preaching the words of Thy Father, with ration and intent, spinning the

The Tragic Beauty of my Life Awakening

Before this beautiful and tragic “life awakening,” I use to be highly insecure. Before I go into the description, let me emphasize the “beautiful and tragic” part about the life awakening. The reason why it’s tragic is that you begin to see things how they are. The misperception about people and the world around you

Day 10 of Quarantine- My Bittersweet Recovery

Today was the first day I woke up feeling 100% like myself today. The weird thing was today, since being diagnosed with COVID, I did something that I haven’t done since I was infected with the virus, which was waking up on my original schedule. Before catching COVID, I would wake up at 6 am

Day 9 of Quarantine- Almost To Complete Recovery

Today I woke up almost feeling like myself, as today I woke up with a sore chest. I am assuming that it’s from the coughing that occurred these last eight days. But the refreshing feeling that I got this morning was relief and comfort as I’ve made it to recovery without infecting anyone in the

Day 8 of Quarantine – Heading Towards Full Recovery

Today is a breath of fresh air, literally. Today is the first day I stopped gasping for air. Which at first was a constant occurrence when I first got it. Which in the beginning reminded me of the martial art days years ago when I would get the wind knocked out of me. Today, I

Day 7 with COVID – The Official Recovery

Yesterday I had a follow up with the doctor, and according to the doctor. The worst is finally over. I was starting to lose taste which is slowly returning, but I’m not going to lie. It was kind of an extraordinary experience to have. The fascinating thing about not tasting was how my body and

Day 4 with COVID Quarantine

So as being a writer, everything becomes writing material. I decided to make my COVID quarantine a blog as many people are curious about how this feels. Which is the widespread consensus on the fear that people have of this pandemic, seeming to be that the majority gain denial and resentment. As many rationalize with

Stuck In the Middle – How to Handle Those With Negative Behavioral Patterns

With a very symbolic day, I thought i would share some advice to help you with your resurrection if you choose to go through one of your own. Happy Easter to those who celebrate it.

Goodbye 2020 Thanks For The Pendejadas

Although this is a previous post back, I thought I would share with you what I learned in the past year.

Why Altruism is Much Needed In the World

November 12, 2020, is the day I will never forget. As I realize this was available resolved all of my internalize issues. It was about 9:15 in the morning when I ended up seeing something that just triggered a reaction. I was driving up on Hillcrest Drive reaching the intersection of Cheryl when I ended

The Common Behavioral Patterns To Look For

When I think of behavioral patterns, I think of the Matrix as the movie’s basis is on the idealism that we are all programmed to be a certain way not to disrupt the Matrix. But if you think about it, it holds a little truth. If you look at social norms and how people engage

A Million Reasons To A Perfect Illusion

Here is an oldie but a goodie.

How the Ugly Duckling Turned into Phoenix – Embracing the Flaws and All

in honor of being put into the Barnes and Noble’s family, I thought it would be appropriate to reintroduced the “Scenic Route to the Journey of an Unraveled Road.”

Problems that Want to Be Solved – The Truth Behind Self Preservation

in honor of being put into the Barnes and Noble’s family, I thought it would be appropriate to reintroduced the “Scenic Route to the Journey of an Unraveled Road.”

Why Do We Fail to See the Big Picture – And the Repercussions that Follow

One of the biggest pet peeves I developed over my years of life is people talking about “living life day by day.” I will tell you why that has become one of my pet peeves, which if I am going to be transparent about it. It became a trigger response as it reminded me of