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Sound

A high school friend (thank you, Kim) sent me a column about the falsity of the “Five Stages of Grief” – Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance. We’ve all heard of them and as things go when something becomes popular in society…they’ve been misinterpreted in multiple ways. First, they weren’t developed to describe the grief ofContinue reading “Sound”

Sunday Mourning

I made it through the dark better than the night before. Sleep did come. Dreams did not. Waking in the dark before the sun rises, I wonder…will it? And then…it does and I find myself watching the dawn of yet another day. Feeling the new and ever-present weight in my heart. The closeness of myContinue reading “Sunday Mourning”

I don’t like the nights

When the skies darken. When the car noise lessens. When the tv is quiet. When the sounds of BART pass through the open windows. When the ringing in my ears is screaming at me. Because then my mind goes black. Black into my new reality. Black into the huge hole in my heart. Black intoContinue reading “I don’t like the nights”

Retirement – Removal of Something from Use

It’s been five years. Already. They say that time flies when you’re busy raising kids, working, and trying to stay vertical on the treadmill of life. I’m here to tell you that once you’ve been “removed from use” (according to the dictionary – it’s a real definition), time still flies. And no…I don’t feel thatContinue reading “Retirement – Removal of Something from Use”

mother

Mother is a complicated word. It’s a noun and a verb. It’s a proper noun when it replaces a name and therefore it’s capitalized. It’s a verb when someone is taking on the role of nurturing another. And we all know that if you add an “s” at the beginning of mother…it takes on aContinue reading “mother”

Will the Real Influencers Please Stand Up?

The fact that people are making a living off of videotaping a recommendation for a product and posting it on social media is the ultimate in lazy commercialism with a heavy focus on materialism. But you may ask…how do I really feel about the influencers phenonenom? This whole influencer thing has me a bit miffed. AndContinue reading “Will the Real Influencers Please Stand Up?”

I Miss My Name

Maybe my strong opinions about “names” started when I was young and realized that I’d been named after my two favorite aunts – Auntie Joyce and Auntie Barbie (her middle name is Elaine). I never got a straight answer from my parents about why they chose those names. My dad was named after his birthContinue reading “I Miss My Name”

Birthday Gratitude

I just celebrated a BIG one. And once you hit a certain age, they ALL seem BIG! As I usually do, today I started my morning with coffee, a Dug snuggle, a couple biscotti and because it’s Saturday in the fall, ESPN Game Day. I also had my laptop out and read and shared theContinue reading “Birthday Gratitude”

zeitgeist

I love language. I love new (to me) words. Recently, Heather Cox Richardson (HCR) used a word, zeitgeist and indicated that it explained the phenomenon of when one notices something and then suddenly they find it everywhere. I can’t even remember what she was talking about at the time, but it made me think ofContinue reading “zeitgeist”

The Last Last?

Okay – here’s a topic that might spark some conversations. Remember when our kids were little and we marked all of their “firsts”? First word. First step. First tooth. First successful potty trip. First prom. First driving experience. First college drop off (because sometimes there is more than one)? So many firsts to celebrate. WhatContinue reading “The Last Last?”