Grieving
A milestone on the journey of life
I am lying here in my incredibly cozy bed on this glorious Saturday afternoon. It is a bluebird day, an old hippie term to describe that incredible blue with shades of violet sky that reflects snow-capped mountains, when there are Read more…
Compassion
Mr. Bean and Dottie
Sorry I have been away from my blog for quite a long stretch. I hope this posting will kick start me again to share more musings in the coming days. I re-read Mother’s Day Musings that I posted May 9th Read more…
Grieving
Happy Birthday Blue
February 6th would have been my dear friend Blue’s birthday, and is the first time in 42 years I won’t be sending a card, talking with him over the phone, or celebrating in person. I was supposed to be out Read more…
Coronavirus
The Compassion Junkie’s Twelve Days of Christmas
Happy Holidays everyone! To be sung to the tune of The Twelve Days of Christmas On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, Christmas in COVID Captivity. On the second day of Christmas my true love Read more…
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Sometimes All You Need is One Good Screw
I have decided it is finally time to deep clean. Deep clean means you actually go to the closets, crawl spaces, basement, garage all overflowing with their bounty and tackle with single-minded determination the fine art of sorting, decluttering, pitching Read more…
Compassion
On being resilient. A screwdriver helps!
Over the years I have often been asked “Isn’t it exhausting to sit and listen to people’s problems all day?” And I inevitably say “No, not at all, because I am not listening to problems, but instead I am listening Read more…
Grieving
Under the mask of death and grief
The recurring theme that we are all living through in COVID 19 is death. Pandemics, by their nature bring destruction and are harbingers of death, like the Fourth Horseman riding through, which saddens and can devastate aspects of society. Viruses Read more…
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Mother’s Day Musings
I tend to be a bit of a self-cleaning oven. I am not very good at asking for help to scrub the burners free of life’s, obligations, stressors and miseries. I actually feel much better helping others find their way Read more…
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I hate my turkey jowls and other indignities of aging.
I seem to have misplaced my eyebrows. I feel like I have never been appreciative enough of those little babies and their northern placement directly above my eyeballs. Like many of my friends, I stopped looking in the mirror after Read more…