…Wasn’t. From this I have learned that (a), I should have Richard’s number stored in my phone, and (b), failing that, I should listen to voicemails from unknown numbers before leaving work early. But, I had a different kind of therapy instead and it was good. Now I am just anxious to get through the end of the work week...
When I’m faced with a challenging situation, I tackle it in a variety of ways until it is either resolved, changed, or no longer exists. This is how we’re supposed to do things, right? Keep coming at it, try a new tactic, muscle through, sneak attack, ignore the burn. Persistence is valued, because everyone wants to see results. One truth I have...
I am not a morning person. Particularly when I was up until nearly 1am, having pushed a writing assignment to the end of the weekend in order to spend time with several important people – myself among them. So when I woke up just after 5:30 this morning and wasn’t able to get back to sleep, I thought, “Really?? You’ve...
I’m not sure why, but I’m having a bit of a “down” day. It could be the gray sky, residual emotions from the inevitable talks about family stuff when I hang with Kayla, or any number of things, really. Sometimes I just get in a certain quiet and sort of sad mood. It does not make me the greatest company,...
I’m having so much fun with two of my younger sibs; Kayla is here to spend the weekend with Joshua and me, and we’re playing lots of silly music and laughing it up. I’ll write more tomorrow, but this is for tonight. I thought of this song when I came home from the grocery store late tonight and saw the...
I sure do love my Richard. He’s a fabulous blend of therapist, cheerleader, life coach, and astrologist. We had a lot to talk about tonight, but somehow managed to cover it all. It always amazes me when that happens. People always find it interesting that my therapist is a man, and I always think it’s funny that they’re surprised. I...
I frequently remember my dreams right after I wake up, but lose most of the detail within a short while. Often, though, a particular piece will stand out and pop into my head repeatedly over the course of a day. Last night, I dreamed about books. I know this probably sounds like something that happens to me all the time,...
Realizing I’d hit the 100 post marker prompted me to go back to the beginning and start reading forward. I think it’s been good for me. I’m doing the same with other places I write – looking back, reading forward, coming up to date and taking inventory of all the last three, six, twelve months has taught me and given...
That’s what post number this is. Can you believe it??? I certainly can’t. My journey since I started writing regularly in December has been a truly wondrous one, and while it hasn’t all been glitter and tulips and tiaras, it has been overwhelmingly positive, when I consider growth and learning and challenging myself to be good things, despite the pains...