Gilda Tavernese

Learning To Make Friends In Your 40s

You would think after over 40 years on this earth we would be experts at making new friends. Maybe for some, but I would venture to say that it’s one of the few things that gets harder with age, and for many of the reasons you might not think. We become more sure of whoContinue reading “Learning To Make Friends In Your 40s”

Golden Paradise

I bow in their golden majestic presence Shedding and fluttering down as thankful gesture in response Creating a golden path inviting me further to stand in awe of their wonder Each year we salute each other Respectful of the life in one another I live in one of the most beautiful places in the worldContinue reading “Golden Paradise”

The Cost of Friendship

This is a sticky subject. One I’ve attempted to tackle a number of times but repeatedly shield away from. I think I’m ready to give you my two cents worth. I’ll start off with a quote from my father (translated from Italian): “Friendships cost money. Period. If they are real friends you won’t even careContinue reading “The Cost of Friendship”

Untetherable Emotions

Intimate moments captured in time Emotions that can never be defined Poets falter and fumble in desperate pursuit To discover the perfect and most unique way To put into words what the heart will not say It’s secrets lay deep within Unwilling to work with the mind Because it most definitely does not want toContinue reading “Untetherable Emotions”

100th Blog!

It all started with an idea that popped in my head one cold day in January. I didn’t even know what a blog was, but I felt compelled to figure it out (funny how that happens…). Within days I enlisted some technical support from my dear—and extremely patient—younger cousin, and after a great deal ofContinue reading “100th Blog!”

Let Me Count The Ways…To Say You Are Irritating Me!

I know many of you have been in these situations. It’s awkward. It’s ‘cringy’ as my kids would say, and it can be downright irritating. A social conundrum in general can call for delicate language and tact, that admittedly sometimes I lack because I can be ‘too forward’, as my older sister would put it.Continue reading “Let Me Count The Ways…To Say You Are Irritating Me!”

“I’m Just Too Tired To Care”

My empathic friends would struggle to admit this out loud. Why? Well, because they simply care too much about others and may feel embarrassed about how they really feel inside. However, if you don’t address this numbness inside—the inability to feel anything sometimes while caring for others—you run the risk of burnout which may leadContinue reading ““I’m Just Too Tired To Care””

Fancy Pants

Well it could be pants if you like, I’ve done it in the past Even though I prefer a dress, either way I know I’ll have a blast Fitted or flared, it’s really all about my mood Yellow, black or blue I don’t care, just as long as you tell me we are heading outContinue reading “Fancy Pants”

Anew

It is all meant to come apart Like the snake that outgrows its’ skin Like the caterpillar that must alter into a butterfly It must all come apart in order to make whole again The egg must crack to be of use The tree sometimes must fall Sometimes, sometimes it must all topple down ToContinue reading “Anew”

Veil Between Us

Memories of moments passed put to words We speak them into life Suddenly they return Conscious thoughts are created in all of those around They are never gone just no longer earth bound As quickly as the words are spoken their unbodied presence is among us Words and thoughts have power to call upon theContinue reading “Veil Between Us”