Life Adventures for Miles

{Pandemonium} by {Katja Miles} The woman watches her video feed where upon the news has glued their channels to updating the world on their towns minute by minute, second by second. She closes her eyes tight, shakes her head, her lungs expand and contract once, twice a third time...and the feed screen turns black. This Coronavirus pandemic quarantine has caused a lot of kerfuffle. While it has not been the only pandemic in recent history (see Zika virus for more details); it has made it to the global stage, creating waves of panic buying and cabin fever. Idioms like being in a rut, slump, funk, and worse mental health situations have become a commonplace in conversation. All these have the negative connotations one thinks of when they are stuck and not happy about it.  Lemme tell you why these situations may be a good thing in one word: rest.  Your brain and body need rest to recharge and survive life's developments and experiences.  Being stuck in a holding pattern lets you slow

Maturity in all its forms by Katja Miles I find maturity an interesting concept to think about, considering I have often been placed in both categories of maturity and immaturity by the world around me.   Historically, humans saw it in a very literal sense, which followed the natural cycle of nature: when one is biologically mature, they were viewed as an adult, thus putting them in adult situations was common and regarded as normal. They married; had babies; ruled over man and beast; and provided the bread and butter (literally sometimes).  As time aged, so did human thinking: biological maturity is mostly thought as ONE of the signs of one’s developmental stage into adulthood, rather than THE sign of adulthood. There is also the legality of being an adult: having independence in all or some of its attached factors, such as voting, smoking/drinking; and military service.   Maturity is the expert in life's rational thinking. It has a calm, quiet; and serene quality about it that

The woman stares at the photo album of her kid’s block builds. Should she post them anywhere to share? She and her daughter are so proud of them. They had so much fun doing it, too. However... However, they are all fairly similar. The foundation and framework, as well as the appearance are similar enough that, while she names them differently (sometimes), one would or could think all the photos being viewed are just one build multiplied by however many photos there are. Are there people out there wanting to see them? Does it really matter? Her and her daughter are so proud of them… I find myself metaphorically using building blocks as verbage for a lot of things in life. While the scene above was a concern for showing off literal building blocks photos, it also showcases the vulnerability the woman has for letting the world into her home.  The first line of building blocks are usually the foundation. Consider her image of vulnerability but also her want of showing off her child’s bui