The two women in the restaurant booth next to me smiled a lot. Over cups of decaf and the senior breakfast special, they chatted quietly about many things. Clearly, they were good friends and companions to each other.
Despite my efforts to avoid listening to their conversation, pieces of it slipped through. I soon realized that the woman with the flowing white hair asked a lot of questions, often repeating the same one they’d just finished discussing. [Read more…]
Some years ago, I went through a hard time coping with life. I couldn’t seem to figure out what was causing my struggles.
My life had been fine, and I hadn’t felt overly stressed. The weather had been good, my home life was stable, and I’d recently had good times with my friends and family members. But I kept feeling off balance and somewhat “out of sync” with life. [Read more…]
For some reason, this time of year I forget lots of things. I don’t have a memory problem. Instead, I have an attitude problem!
Here are a few tools I’ve forgotten to use for a while. But I’m determined to put them back into my life. I will let you know how that turns out. I’ve added a few details to help you remember them. [Read more…]
In my last post, I talked about my sadness because of a family member who was close to death. A few days after I wrote that note, my older brother died.
Even though we knew for a while that this was coming, the sadness and grief was overwhelming. At the same time, most of us felt a sense of relief that he didn’t have to suffer and he could be at peace. [Read more…]
Lately, I seem to be in a season of hard times.
Many of you know about the stress I’ve had with some recent family illnesses and surgeries. In addition to all of that, one of my family members is probably in his last weeks of life because of cancer.
It all just makes me so SAD. [Read more…]