I was listening to Drew Barrymore talk about her life and how her experiences helped make her stronger. Well I concur, Drew, my life has shaped me into a survivor – forget about what from – just life in general I’ve survived is all I want to say. Today was the usual dose of the dosey doe – a little shrinking by E who continues to tell me that all the wrongheaded decisions I made…
A friend stopped by today, a singer who has that Abbey Lincoln sultry jazz voice. We were talking about karma – as I told her I just paid my debt for an affair I had now eight years ago – I paid that debt for seven hard years. So I’m done. I have no balance on my karma. She said do you really believe it was karma. I said since birth I was always someone…
Last night I went to a Waldorf parent teacher meeting and the eurythmy teacher, Jeremiah, walked us through a wonderful movement to Maya Angelou’s I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings. It was so wonderful, peaceful, exhilarating that I’m hoping he takes us up on our plea for adult eurythmy classes. I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings The free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats downstream till the current ends…
January 30, 2013 Taurus (4/20-5/20) Since when did you get the idea that you could ever be a bother to your friends? No one expects you to go through anything tough alone … so if you’re feeling overwhelmed, under-whelmed, or just plain-old-blue, call up a friend for a chat and a giggle. Pick someone who knows you inside and out, so you’ll feel totally at ease and uninhibited. The engage in some back-and-forth. Leaning on…
A couple of days ago they took Ms. Marie to a nursing home. I’ve spent nearly eight years watching this woman walk around the bayou in a smelly coat and bubble hat in 90 degrees or 40 degrees. Ms. Marie was “almost” born on the bayou, she was born a few blocks from here and moved into her house when she was a year old. She lived there with her cousins living in the house…
I spent the weekend revisiting staying at the LaLa and what that would look like and so when a counter offer came on Saturday evening, I was suddenly back on the fence about what to do. Should I stay or should I go? The ultimate decision. A friend said to me, “What did it feel like when you thought about staying?” I said, comfortable, okay, and I began thinking about how to make it work.…
Happy Monday to you all! Hope your day is starting as well as mine, um, well maybe not at 4:30 AM like mine started, but at least a sunny day and a good feeling. A blogger and consumate doodler posted the best version of my Monday morning – so I’ll share it with you here: I’m not sure this house is the right fit… money is a little tight! Doodle by ana traina ~ 2013…
January 27, 2013 Taurus (4/20-5/20) If there has been a power tug-of-war going on in your life, today is a good time to grab the rope harder, lean in, and give it a good hard pull — chances are, everything will come over to your side with a big splash! You have been underestimating your strength, being tolerant of other people’s ideas and allowing them to convince you that they have the other hand. You…
Yesterday was a rough one. I went to pick up Tin at school and heard he had had another emotionally rough day and so when we got out to the playground and his friends were playing keep away from Tin and he started crying, I figured it might be best to just come home and chill out. He said he wanted to watch Cars and though this has never been allowed, I said whatever, let’s…
My assignment from E (therapist) is to answer the question, “What stops you from accepting help?” and my assignment from D (life coach) is to let go of the logistical questions and answer what is home? Tall order from my two mentors. Today at breakfast, Tin had brought all of his cars and trucks and planes – there was Lightning McQueen, Squishy, Dumper, Mater, and the rest and he ate his pasta (that’s what he…