Michael G. D’Aversa
@mgdaversa.bsky.social
Writer, poet, barstool philosopher, and largely spiritual sort. I’m a storyteller and a guide, sharing my thoughts, ideas, experiences, and emotions with words.
Phrases like “I wish” or “I want” are inherently negative because they imply “I don’t have” and they feed a narrative of lack. By comparison, phrases like “I imagine” or simply “what if” point toward a narrative of possibility.
November 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Phrases like “I wish” or “I want” are inherently negative because they imply “I don’t have” and they feed a narrative of lack. By comparison, phrases like “I imagine” or simply “what if” point toward a narrative of possibility.
A sensory thing I posted elsewhere five years ago.
#visualisation
#visualisation
July 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
A sensory thing I posted elsewhere five years ago.
#visualisation
#visualisation
April 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Very much not a love poem. I wrote this one after I had finished writing most of the raw material for my Year in Love collection. I guess writing this was the equivalent of eating sorbet to clear the palate.
April 16, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Very much not a love poem. I wrote this one after I had finished writing most of the raw material for my Year in Love collection. I guess writing this was the equivalent of eating sorbet to clear the palate.
This is something I wrote in 2023 and it seems applicable for the times we’re going through.
April 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
This is something I wrote in 2023 and it seems applicable for the times we’re going through.
This is from a couple of years ago.
March 31, 2025 at 12:16 PM
This is from a couple of years ago.
When someone rages at you about your values and beliefs, resist the urge to return fire. Nobody lashes out like that unless they, too, are in pain. Remember, there will always be differences. Celebrate them! These are necessary for balance in our society.
March 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
When someone rages at you about your values and beliefs, resist the urge to return fire. Nobody lashes out like that unless they, too, are in pain. Remember, there will always be differences. Celebrate them! These are necessary for balance in our society.
It took a few months, but my formal copyright registration of A Year in Love: Daily Glimpses of Life’s Most Worthwhile Virtue has been approved and completed. Awesome!
#writingcommunity #reading #poetry #lovepoetry #booksky
#writingcommunity #reading #poetry #lovepoetry #booksky
March 21, 2025 at 10:46 PM
It took a few months, but my formal copyright registration of A Year in Love: Daily Glimpses of Life’s Most Worthwhile Virtue has been approved and completed. Awesome!
#writingcommunity #reading #poetry #lovepoetry #booksky
#writingcommunity #reading #poetry #lovepoetry #booksky
Last evening it was 75° at 7 pm. Today we’re in the 60s, descending, and windy. Rain tonight, snow tomorrow. Ah, springtime in Chicagoland!
March 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Last evening it was 75° at 7 pm. Today we’re in the 60s, descending, and windy. Rain tonight, snow tomorrow. Ah, springtime in Chicagoland!
My friend and former coworker Jennifer holds the current record for distance traveled to acquire my autograph, having come to Chicago from Guadalajara. My wife and I met Jen for coffee this morning and she brought along 3 copies of A Year in Love for me to sign. Thanks, Jen!
a.co/d/4MJPmjB
#booksky
a.co/d/4MJPmjB
#booksky
March 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
My friend and former coworker Jennifer holds the current record for distance traveled to acquire my autograph, having come to Chicago from Guadalajara. My wife and I met Jen for coffee this morning and she brought along 3 copies of A Year in Love for me to sign. Thanks, Jen!
a.co/d/4MJPmjB
#booksky
a.co/d/4MJPmjB
#booksky
It’s hard not to get drawn into the toxicity of it all, but I believe it’s worth the effort not to. Bile can never be made pleasant tasting.
February 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
It’s hard not to get drawn into the toxicity of it all, but I believe it’s worth the effort not to. Bile can never be made pleasant tasting.
True love isn’t about sometimes, and it sure as hell ain’t about when you feel like it. True love is constant, without conditions or contingencies, no matter what. No maybes, seen?
#ValentinesDay
#ValentinesDay
February 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
True love isn’t about sometimes, and it sure as hell ain’t about when you feel like it. True love is constant, without conditions or contingencies, no matter what. No maybes, seen?
#ValentinesDay
#ValentinesDay
Please share your thoughts on this if you will…
Individuals may get censored, punished, or ostracized, sometimes all three — even posthumously — for having voiced views that run contrary to the current trends, but this does nothing to sway them otherwise. Quite the contrary, in fact. ⬇️
Individuals may get censored, punished, or ostracized, sometimes all three — even posthumously — for having voiced views that run contrary to the current trends, but this does nothing to sway them otherwise. Quite the contrary, in fact. ⬇️
February 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Please share your thoughts on this if you will…
Individuals may get censored, punished, or ostracized, sometimes all three — even posthumously — for having voiced views that run contrary to the current trends, but this does nothing to sway them otherwise. Quite the contrary, in fact. ⬇️
Individuals may get censored, punished, or ostracized, sometimes all three — even posthumously — for having voiced views that run contrary to the current trends, but this does nothing to sway them otherwise. Quite the contrary, in fact. ⬇️
Something that I posted on another platform recently. I'm beginning to think unplugging may become the next big thing.
February 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Something that I posted on another platform recently. I'm beginning to think unplugging may become the next big thing.
In addition to the usual flowers and candy, consider giving that special someone A Year in Love: Daily Glimpses of Life’s Most Worthwhile Virtue, a unique and thoughtful Valentine's Day gift. Available now from Amazon at a.co/d/83ijdGw.
February 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
In addition to the usual flowers and candy, consider giving that special someone A Year in Love: Daily Glimpses of Life’s Most Worthwhile Virtue, a unique and thoughtful Valentine's Day gift. Available now from Amazon at a.co/d/83ijdGw.
This isn’t from my book. It’s just one of the many bits and pieces that I’ve posted on my social media feeds for years now. Oddly enough, my book came into being from a bunch of similar bits and pieces.
#writer #writersky #lovers
#writer #writersky #lovers
February 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
This isn’t from my book. It’s just one of the many bits and pieces that I’ve posted on my social media feeds for years now. Oddly enough, my book came into being from a bunch of similar bits and pieces.
#writer #writersky #lovers
#writer #writersky #lovers
I’ve posted stuff like this on my Meta feeds, but nobody really pays attention. I welcome your thoughts…
Everything you need, you already have. Never forget this.
#consciousness #presence #awareness #awakening #spirituality #writer #words
Everything you need, you already have. Never forget this.
#consciousness #presence #awareness #awakening #spirituality #writer #words
January 25, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I’ve posted stuff like this on my Meta feeds, but nobody really pays attention. I welcome your thoughts…
Everything you need, you already have. Never forget this.
#consciousness #presence #awareness #awakening #spirituality #writer #words
Everything you need, you already have. Never forget this.
#consciousness #presence #awareness #awakening #spirituality #writer #words
To all who are talking about other things, almost anything else, you have my gratitude. Rants are neither interesting nor effective.
January 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
To all who are talking about other things, almost anything else, you have my gratitude. Rants are neither interesting nor effective.
Today I received this unsigned message from a prospective employer on the Indeed website. Nothing like the personal touch, eh? I can only wonder what it's like to work there, but I'm kinda' glad I don't.
#employment
#employment
January 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Today I received this unsigned message from a prospective employer on the Indeed website. Nothing like the personal touch, eh? I can only wonder what it's like to work there, but I'm kinda' glad I don't.
#employment
#employment
My author copies arrived today! It took two weeks from the order date to the delivery date, including a delay of unknown causes from the originally projected arrival date range. So I'm all giddy now. That's right, I've got my giddy up. (Sorry!) Now I can finish my copyright registration.
#authors
#authors
January 15, 2025 at 12:08 AM
My author copies arrived today! It took two weeks from the order date to the delivery date, including a delay of unknown causes from the originally projected arrival date range. So I'm all giddy now. That's right, I've got my giddy up. (Sorry!) Now I can finish my copyright registration.
#authors
#authors
Look, all I know is that I've been more consistently spiritual than religious for most of my life and that for the most part, perhaps as a direct result, that I have been more a lover than a fighter for at least as long. This is who I am.
#consciousness #presence #awareness #awakening #spirituality
#consciousness #presence #awareness #awakening #spirituality
January 9, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Look, all I know is that I've been more consistently spiritual than religious for most of my life and that for the most part, perhaps as a direct result, that I have been more a lover than a fighter for at least as long. This is who I am.
#consciousness #presence #awareness #awakening #spirituality
#consciousness #presence #awareness #awakening #spirituality