Travels in the 2nd half

I am trying something new. The Amazing Ms D. often tells me that I am not very introspective. She often wonders if I am really in touch with my feelings. So, when we were in California in April I bought a box of writing prompts. I will be periodically posting pieces from these prompts, as they represent part of my T ravels in the 2 nd Half. What is my Heart Saying? Of course my first prompt goes right for heart. Like Capt. Renault (Claude Raines) in Casablanca my heart is “my least vulnerable organ.” Or at least I like to think so. But that is really bluster. My heart is more like an open book, and one that gets hurt easily. It is really funny. I like to think that I am strong, but often it is my closest relationships that hurt me the most.  So my heart tells me to care, even when my head tells me that it is not about me. For example, I have not really spoken to my brother in a long time. The reasons don’t matter here, but I spent a lot of energy tryi...