2016 In the beginning The promise of sweetness Bitter long before the end What am I thankful for? I somehow made it through For all the twists and turns All the pain and suffering I somehow made it through What I’ve made it through to I do not know Won’t hope to find a light at…
Category: reflection
Past Imperfect
To live through the highs and lows of this era requires an emotional dexterity that we have had little time to develop. When we get all that we want, it’s not what we need and when we get all that we need, it’s not enough. Longing for what once was is a common pastime and so we pine…
free…DUMB
Now is the perfect time for me to admit that I have found this election cycle both maddening and exhilarating. Why it has been maddening is obvious. But exhilarating? It has been interesting, from a strictly psychological standpoint, to watch the crazy in America come out in the light of day. It is very important…
Things Left Behind
The hardest thing about cleaning house is resisting the urge to keep that which would be best left behind. How often do I throw something in the bin, then feel the immediate need to retrieve it the moment it leaves my grasp. This holds true with relationships as well. The constant go-no, please stay because…
Life
I’ve had a summer unlike any experienced in many years and I am so thankful for it. To spend time in isolation with only the occasional interaction with others not of the canine variety has been a blessing that I will not attempt to describe. There is so much happening in the world that leans…
Pop! Goes the weasel
There is much handwringing in Britain and among the EU today and I am just glad I am far enough away that I can pretend the Brexit referendum vote does not affect me. The result of the vote is a wakeup call to all those that think the impossible cannot be possible. As a regular…
La vie en rose
To say that I am enjoying my sabbatical would be an understatement. I don’t know where my next dollar is coming from and I have no idea where I’m headed, yet I am happy. There is something to be said for taking a moment to reset. It is a luxury to be able to rise,…
How sweet it is
After having lived much of my life in a state of crisis, I am having a mid-life crisis. Either that or I’ve just finally come to my senses. Yeah, it’s the latter because I really am a sensible girl. No matter how much sense it might make to do things the traditional way, the truth…
Because it’s spring…
Spring is about new beginnings but since I am a habitual late-bloomer, I am only now beginning to bud. Only weeks from the start of summer. Something’s about to POP! It’s just the way that I am. I move at a painfully slow pace, glacial in fact and find it incredibly disruptive when I…
just the crust 