Some days you need to get through and some days you want to get to.
Tag: love
Check In
Check in… because when you can’t anymore, you can’t.
Bittersweet Birthdays
It’s not grateful but sad, it’s grateful and grieving.
One Bedroom
I wouldn’t be who I am today if I didn’t share a one-bedroom apartment with my mother when I was in high school. I was the new kid in a school that was known as the rich kids’ school in the area. It was embarrassing. To say it aloud sounds tragic, but it wasn’t. My … Continue reading One Bedroom
The Moments Without Proof
Is it the music or the lyrics? Or is it the music and the lyrics? For me it’s always the lyrics. Lyrics have the power to bring me to life, remind me of my past, tell me I’m not alone in the world, and even inspire me. A recent inspiration came from listening to the … Continue reading The Moments Without Proof
Maybe That’s Why
A former coworker’s sister and a neighbor to my friend, I didn’t know Tracie well, but our paths crossed a few times. The only thing I knew about her was that she was affable and easy to be around. One afternoon, my friend Eva called me to let me know of her neighbor’s passing. She … Continue reading Maybe That’s Why
Control
Realizing that most things I worry and beat myself up over are out of my control is freeing. Having the understanding that we all have our own lives to live – every one of us in the same boat – figuring it out, gives me a peaceful feeling.
Hope
And, although many times I’m left thinking someone has false hope or their situation is hopeless, I also remember that I don’t know better than the hopeful one.
Will You Miss This House?
I’ll miss the old times whether we are still in this house or not.
Someone Else’s Memories
While I was going through this exercise, it sadly occurred to me that, not only are the people gone, but that their memories, the stories that they didn’t tell, are gone too.
Perfect Dysfunction 