“You will lose someone you can’t live without, and your heart will be badly broken, and the bad news is that you never completely get over the loss of your beloved. But this is also the good news. They live forever in your broken heart that doesn’t seal back up. And you come through. It’s … Continue reading Two Years Later: Love and Loss
Category: Essay
Zipping up the A-Z Challenge
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.Mahatma Gandhi Another writing challenge comes to a close and once again, I am so glad I participated in the Blogging A-Z Challenge. Writing and posting every day – or at least regularly – is a great way to keep … Continue reading Zipping up the A-Z Challenge
Yearning for Something Yet Unknown: A Stream of Unconscious Longing
I’m wearying to escape into that glorious world, and to be always there: not seeing it dimly through tears, and yearning for it through the walls of an aching heart: but really with it, and in it.Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights The peepers are singing in the cool Spring air. Night has fallen like an old … Continue reading Yearning for Something Yet Unknown: A Stream of Unconscious Longing
Unmotivated: Finding Peace During the Longest Month
I can but I won’t.Unknown My yoga teacher reminded me today that we are now in the 6th week of quarantine. It feels like the 100th week - especially when it's been raining for the past 4 days. One day begins to bleed into the next and I mark off the days on a calendar … Continue reading Unmotivated: Finding Peace During the Longest Month
Things I Will Miss Post-Pandemic
Gratitude is not some foo-foo practice. It has practical application and can instantly make things just a little bit better. When I was in the murkiness of my chronic illness, I began giving thanks for the few hours I did manage to sleep each night, rather than all those I spent awake.Polly Campbell It should … Continue reading Things I Will Miss Post-Pandemic