The Havok Journal

• Work/Life Balance – STOP: Embracing Work as a Vital Part of Life July 5, 2024
  The concept of “work/life balance” is a misnomer that needs to be retired – TODAY. We must stop segregating work from life as if they are opposing forces in a perpetual tug-of-war. Work is part of life. Instead of striving for an elusive balance, we should focus on integrating work into the broader scope of […]
  JC Glick
• I Have Given Her the Burdens of My Family July 5, 2024
  The streetlights passed in the silent darkness. I cruised the concrete roadways. I reflected upon the feelings that passed without thought. The feelings I have fought for. The feelings once foreign. I wondered what lifelong love and acceptance felt like. I wondered what a life without fearing death felt like. What life would be without destruction, neglect, and abuse. […]
  Jake Smith
• If You’re Breathing… There’s Hope July 5, 2024
  If you’re breathing There’s hope If you only awoke Theres’s hope No matter how deep No matter how dark The skies have grown There’s hope. Time passes on Light starts to break Gasping for air There’s hope Never give up Never give in Let seasons be what they are The ground frozen over in winter […]
  Diana Nickell
• JULY FOURTH July 4, 2024
  by Lou Marin Jumbled memories of the past. Under a hot sun, Lined up at attention to bury a veteran. Years in uniform honored at his graveside. Flag folded carefully, Only blue and 3 stars show. Under a hot sun, Riflemen fire 21 shots. Taps from a battered polished bugle. Here lies a real American […]
  Special Guest
• I Can’t Keep Asher Safe Forever July 4, 2024
  “Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. To keep our faces toward change in the presence of fate, is strength undefeatable.” – Helen […]
  Frank Pauc