Chuck It
My week started with a broken washer, a broken furnace (had to get a new furnace), Mother troubles, oh and a trip to the vet. I did everything possible to both solve the problems, manage my frustration, and remain civil. As I was journaling the solution came to me for...
Set Boundaries
My dog Ruffus continues to teach me every day. Last evening we heard a short, clear "ruff' out of him. Ruffus doesn't bark, I mean to say he barks about once a month. So when we heard a "ruff" from the kitchen we knew it meant something. Someone he didn't know very...
Whack Upside of The Head
Grief comes along out of the place it lives inside us and whacks you upside the head, at least it does for me. On this day 51 years ago, my baby brother died, he was 14. He died from autoerotic asphyxiation. It was a tragedy that changed me and my life and the lives...
Boundaries
I learn a lot about a lot of things in life from my dog. his name is Ruffus and we rescued each other. he was abandoned on the beach in the Dominican Republic and needed a family and a home and well I didn't know it but I needed a dog. At this time of year, lots of...
We don’t do that anymore.
Up until a couple of years ago, I was very attached to my habit of nightly glasses of wine with my husband. It dawned on me one day that I was asking those glasses of wine to do a lot for me. To entertain, to relax, to unwind to help manage uncomfortable feelings like...
The Next Step
Imagine standing at the start of a Marathon race. It means you are about to take 63,000 steps in order to cover the 26 miles 385 yards over the course of several hours. It is a crazy feeling, let me tell you. Each time I have done it I think to myself, " What was I...