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Gaining while losing

I have gained and lost perspective so many times in the past two months it is hard to know which way is forward and which way is back. Rudy or we have come to know him around here as #STFURudy because of the comments – “Boy, Tin is going to have a hard time adjusting to this smaller place” to “Man, you better be glad you’re selling this place and getting out.” Then there was…

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Time is irrelevant

I’ve often wondered why it has taken me so long to get to these conclusions in my life. Well, not conclusions per se, more like my life’s framework – there are no conclusions, even at death. Then last night I was watching the penultimate episode on the In Treatment DVD where Paul sees Walter for the first time; Walter, a CEO with all the ticks of a God self-image. And Paul said this: Paul: It’s…

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A developing self

I spoke with my life coach today and I highly recommend her. I went through the list I had just posted on what I want in life and told her that I have been trying to figure out my whole spiritual self in the sense of how I orient myself in the world. For example, do I subscribe to the do all you can and then let the universe handle the details, or do I…

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Okay, here it is!

“Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it.” – Maya Angelou I want to be healthy and my hair to grow again. I want to sell the LaLa and be done with this dream. I want to learn to take better care of myself. I want to raise Tin to be loving and loved as well as self-actualized. I want to live in truth. I want to stop reaching backwards and forwards…

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The role of a caretaker

E told me the other day that she wants to explore the role of a caretaker with me. The problem in therapy with caretakers is they seldom take care of themselves. I have the solution – Hashimoto’s Disease – it is a relentless reminder to care for yourself even if every fiber of your being keeps going back to the familiar pattern. The reason is that you simply don’t have the emotional, physical, or spiritual…

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Bam Bam BAM BAM

I’m moving in a week and Nicole at New Orleans Petcare posted a note because I can’t take the cats with me. But so far there have been no takers. Today I was jumping into the shower and heard someone speaking to Bam Bam outside the front door. I wrapped myself in a towel and saw this couple sitting on the bricks talking to Bam Bam. I opened the door (yes, in my towel) and…

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succulents and phases

I loaded up the wheelbarrow and wheeled all my succulents and cacti over to the new apartment – they are still painting and roofing and god knows what and so I’m just biding my time to get in there and clean and start moving my stuff in. As I walked across the Magnolia Bridge with my wheelbarrow full of plants a woman said how great it looked and I said I was headed to my…

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