There have been a lot of people in my life who have shown me that I have things to be thankful for lately. I’d like to indulge myself a tiny bit today and say thank you to them… To the acquaintance who introduced me to a colleague and said, “Have you met Liz? You should. She’s… Continue reading Seeing the good again
One of my earlier posts, entitled Like isn’t blind, was all about the like within our loves. Just yesterday I was searching for a particular quote about friendship when this one popped up. As a philosopher, Nietzsche caught my attention right away. I was surprised by the tenderness under the surface of this idea. It… Continue reading Friendship
I’ve been sick a lot lately, so I wasn’t sure if I would even have anything to say today. I managed to pull together a quick thought. The weather is changing where I am, and it is finally, thankfully, blissfully, beginning to cool off in the evenings. Husband made the comment at dinner, “It’s finally… Continue reading Security blankets
Husband has been a great source if inspiration lately. I’m not sure if I’m paying better attention than usual or if he’s just been more awesome than his regular self, but either way, I’ll take it. Last night we were enjoying tea out on our back deck after dinner. It was what he calls a… Continue reading What I don’t notice
The other day at work, Husband witnessed the aftermath of what can only be described as a horrific accident. The things he saw, though just a fraction of what was at the scene, shook him to his core. He came home from work shaking and in tears, and his emotional state reminded me that one… Continue reading Not my heroes
Not going to lie: I’ve been pretty rough around the edges lately. Medically and emotionally frustrated and overwhelmed and worried. I’ve tried to share my feelings about my current state of being, but sometimes when you feel like this the catch-22 is that you feel unheard even if you are. That’s just how it is.… Continue reading Giving grace
I was lying in bed this morning thinking to myself that I needed to write a post because it was Wednesday morning. I was calling myself lazy for not completing the post ahead of time, and then I wondered, is it really lazy? It isn’t! It’s having a different set of priorities. It’s making sure… Continue reading Lazy, but that’s how it goes
I went to see a new doctor the other day. I had some general health issues to talk about and was feeling a bit sick, so I decided it was time to find a physician to care for me in the long term. She came into the room and started asking questions and chatting to… Continue reading Thank you
I’ve recently been forced by my own body to sort of grow up. Mysterious symptoms and aggravation have led me (Husband would say, “Finally!!”) to going to see doctors to try and figure out why I’ve been feeling almost sick but not quite for a while now. This isn’t just the therapy thing but regular… Continue reading Taking care
There’s this amazing book for young people written by Jerry Spinelli entitled Loser. It’s about this kid named Donald Zinkoff who is too happy most of his life to realize that he is considered a loser by those around him. Well, it’s sort of about that. It’s about a lot of amazing and wonderful things.… Continue reading Loser
Elephants in the Room 