December 23, 2011 – 4:10 pm
The challenges and losses that our family has experienced and continue to experience this year have influenced our perspectives as we continue to make changes and re-evaluate what is significant in living a life well-lived.
December 8, 2011 – 10:47 pm
So I was driving my car yesterday at 40 mph down a two lane road when suddenly out of nowhere my gas pedal, my brakes, and my steering wheel quit working. It was horrifying. No other words for it. It was like entering a time warp in a bad movie. But that’s not what this [...]
November 26, 2011 – 1:56 pm
Thanksgiving afternoon, Miss Sam became a full fledged member of the Panic Disorder Club. If you have never experienced a panic attack, nothing I could write here would help you to understand this debilitating disorder. If you are a member of this club, there is no need to underscore the fact that it is terrifying, [...]
November 11, 2011 – 10:34 pm
I was looking through the book section of one of my favorite second hand stores and came up with another gem of a book. I started reading the first chapter while waiting for Miss Sam to find her way out of the Play and Trade Video Game store. It made such an impact on me [...]
There has been a series of events over the past few weeks where my perception plunged me into a pit of emotional distress. Disrupting my balance, allowing doubt to take up residence, and igniting an emotional fierceness that soon became misdirected. All red flags that I was getting ready to quit. To walk away from [...]
I can’t seem to get my once well ordered life under control. Barely treading water to just keep afloat seems to be the norm these days. My motivation level is nil. Laundry piling up, dishes piling up, even many plants that need to be placed in my gardens remain in their peat pots. Projects are [...]
One of the greatest joys of last week, while recovering from injuries sustained in a fall, was to sit out in my backyard gardens reading and making sure the new puppy peed and pooped. The joy in the poop part was the knowledge that there would not be a mess in the house that needed [...]
