During our weekly phone conversation, my younger sister mentioned the benefits of “verbalizing.” She had complained about something to her daughter, and then the solution presented itself. All because she’d heard herself describe the problem. That resonated with me. I don’t talk about problems nearly often enough. Instead, I procrastinate looking for solutions. Yesterday, IContinue reading “Stuffing Grief”
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Ambiguous Grief
The crows are back, with their raucous calls, dropping signs of their pecan foraging. We’ve had some rainfall, dampening the falling leaves. It’s been a beautiful autumn, as the year rounds another corner, nearing its end. This past week has been an exhausting one of minor and major upheavals, which put a temporary stop toContinue reading “Ambiguous Grief”
Cataract Surgery — a new adventure
There is an elation in coming out of surgery and discovering your eyes still see. And my friend Jane was entirely correct in her advice: I focussed on watching the colors and shapes as they worked on my left eye and then the right. It occupied my mind. Plus the surgeon’s voice was cheerful andContinue reading “Cataract Surgery — a new adventure”
HEART SICK
The timing of Memorial Day and recent shootings at Uvalde and in Buffalo, makes me want to rant about guns, and to rant about the parallels I see between guns and drone strikes and bombs and wars—endless wars. We need healthcare for all, and attention to mental health in every school. Why don’t we insistContinue reading “HEART SICK”
Kate Harrington 