We had to say good-bye to Fiona today. Absolutely gutted. It was liver cancer – I am grateful that she didn’t suffer. It was a quiet and peaceful end. 6 pounds of Fury – the Fidget Spinner. Fi-Fi, you were such a goofy little space cadet and everyone loved you. No such thing as a stranger to you and no… Read more »
This one is gonna hurt. My Emma Jean, has been fighting kidney disease and even with the meds and all the pampering her little body is shutting down. I am so grateful that I got all the time I did with her but it is NEVER enough. But, this isn’t fair to her so we have to make the hard… Read more »
Happy National Coming Out Day. I’ve been thinking about this for a very long time and never really openly said it before. Not at all because of shame or anything negative. I didn’t feel like I had the right to claim it because I was married to a man. Michael and I had the conversation last year and he is… Read more »
I was born in January 1973 and my mother had just turned 26. Roe v Wade was 12 days away from being decided. Mamma couldn’t have a bank account or a credit card in her name. Maybe that is why even after being separated from her husband for 2 years, his name was put on my birth certificate. She was… Read more »
I am floored by the outpouring of love for us and for Louis. He was loved by so many people, some he’d never met. Thank you for reaching out and sharing your stories with me. Thank you for the memorial gifts to animal rescues. Thank you so much. It’s not often I’m at a loss for words, but y’all are… Read more »
I know many of you love Louis as much as we do, and I didn’t want to spring awful news on you. I just needed a few days to let it sink in. Louis has cancer that has metastasized, he is on palliative care, and we are just trying to make his last bit of time with us as comfortable… Read more »
I am a survivor of violence towards women. My half-brother raped me when I was seven years old. Before that, he bullied me, punched me, attempted to drown me. I have physical & mental scars because of him. I had blocked many memories and held the truth close and tight. But when I was 21, I told Mamma. She didn’t… Read more »
I implement some of the things in my daily life to cope with my chronic illness and COVID. Talk Therapy – I am so grateful for my therapist. I highly recommend finding a therapist that helps you find the tools you need to maintain your mental wellness. I’ve known the joys of telehealth for years; Full-Time RVing has some pretty… Read more »
I do not believe in god – any god. Religions have always been a way of controlling the poor and disenfranchised by the powerful. The only way of making sense of things that made no sense has been religion. When it is and ever was just sleight of hand. The desire to know what happens when we die is strong… Read more »
Mindfulness helps us get better at seeing the difference between what’s happening and the stories we tell ourselves about what’s happening, stories that get in the way of direct experience. Often such stories treat a fleeting state of mind as if it were our entire and permanent self. – Sharon Salzberg