Posted by I have had some serious trouble and blocks in my consciousness especially in the last several weeks. I’ve been experiencing deep anger, was told by my therapist to let it be and not over analyze it, and I think it’s blocked my contemplative reflections, at least in my brain. It feels like brain freeze, without…Read more »
Posted by I’ve probably tried to start this entry a dozen times- different titles, changing words, multiple feelings, lost thoughts and a clear avoidance of sitting… being… pondering. I have found this space very hard to enter lately. The journal space. The feeling space. The pause and reflect space. It’s been a lot. It’s been too much…Read more »
Posted by This past week was a big week for my daughter and for me. It was a week of new normals, great endings, and exciting tomorrows. My daughter graduated from food therapy. She went from a child who only ate applesauce and yogurt with the occasional cracker and/or ice cream to having 20+ foods under her…Read more »
Posted by I have lived in a place of peace and hopefulness during this time in my life. I most recently found myself expressing empathy toward a government leader who recently was hospitalized with cancer, not telling anyone including the President. Granted, being that this person was in an official position, the news was believed to have…Read more »
Posted by I entered the new year actually staying awake and celebrating with my daughter, my husband and his brother (who is staying with us a while to help out while I’m down from surgery). I’ve fallen asleep at least two hours before the ball drop for the last several years. I am not a night owl,…Read more »
Posted by As this year draws to a close, I am grateful for the things learned and am learning, for the things survived and am surviving, for the journeys that are continuing and the chapters that I’m hoping to complete in the near future. This year I began with a willingness to embrace what may come, finding…Read more »
Posted by A week ago today, I was in surgery. I had both my breasts and nipples removed, the left with cancer and the other as prevention. I also had sentinel nodes removed that came back free of cancer. As I reflect on this last week, I first of all am grateful that the cancer was caught…Read more »
Posted by I love winter. I love sweaters. I love coats. I love cozy fires, warm cider, and romantic movies. Most of all I LOVE the Holiday season celebrations and Christmas. There is something magical about the chill in the air and knowing one day I too may smell snow. (Yes that was a reference to a…Read more »
The Journey Home 