Photo by Manuel Sardo on Unsplash2024 really sucked.I lost my Mother towards the end of March, and my wife lost her Father in late November. And my adult children lost the two grandparents that they had grown up with. Even if my Mom’s passing was expected, after all, she was 96, going on 97. Thinking about it happening is different than it actually happening.My grandson and new … [Read more...] about Is The New Year A New Life?
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It’s A New Year; Am I Ready?
Unsplash2025 has got to be better than 2024Last year, I lost my Mother, and my wife lost her father. Even though both were in their 90s, the finality of it is still hard to comprehend. And my adult children lost the two grandparents that they had grown up with.The full year was just a mess.Even knowing my mother was 96, going on 97 was no conciliation. In the last weeks of … [Read more...] about It’s A New Year; Am I Ready?
Why I Write 10 Things I Am Thankful For Each Day
Photo by Umar ben on UnsplashFor 18 months straight, when I woke up, I wrote down ten things for which I was thankful.I filled several notebooks with my writings. Some days I would think of deep, philosophical things I was thankful for. On other days, I would be thankful for the sun, the moon, the planets, and the refrigerator. This was all I could come up with on that day. I … [Read more...] about Why I Write 10 Things I Am Thankful For Each Day
Why Did My Therapist Want Me to Lighten Up?
Photo by Kostiantyn Vierkieiev on Unsplash She wanted me to know that my therapy was not being scored, that there would be no test later. There are no right or wrong answers. And everything I say in therapy stays in therapy. But after three sessions, I can understand why she would say that. Lighten up was what I heard, don’t be so hard on yourself, or something equivalent is … [Read more...] about Why Did My Therapist Want Me to Lighten Up?
How to Push Rock Up Hill
Photo by Tim Mossholder on UnsplashHow to Push Rock Up Hill, it’s not a good thing when the best reference you can find is on Wikipedia.From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaFor other uses, see Sisyphus (disambiguation).Not to be confused with Syphilis.Persephone supervising Sisyphus in the Underworld, … [Read more...] about How to Push Rock Up Hill
