Let's start with a little Hank Williams... "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry." That's my theme song for tonight, and we'll see where I wander from here. https://youtu.be/4WXYjm74WFI Moving to "I'll Fly Away," with Gillian Welch and Alison Krauss... No, I don't actually think I'm headed for God's Celestial Shore, I just like the idea … Continue reading More Musical Moments

No, not that kind of streaking... but I am just streaking through. It's been a really long day, and I've got no time for anything. But you know, I'm on a streak with my posts, so here's another one.

For your listening pleasure... https://youtu.be/3SL0oRcD7t0 I have the pandemic blues. So many things today just hurt my heart, watching my family suffer from the many varieties of loss that we swim in. Maybe I'm not a control freak, maybe I'm just acutely aware of all the things I can't control. https://youtu.be/pmQpYSBkwag Because ultimately it's always … Continue reading Music Potpourri

I have turned out to be a controlling old hag. I won't give details 'cause it doesn't matter, but over and over this year, I've had to notice my own tendency to want to manage how other people live their lives. Um, particularly all these people I live with. It's how I manage my anxiety. … Continue reading Control

Poetry. That kind of love. It's a day for poetry, and I don't think this was written as a poem, and yet it is one. If you can't see the image, it's a picture with three birds and some greenery. It reads “Once upon a time, when women were birds, there was the simple understanding … Continue reading Sunday Love

Look at this tree. That tree has survived hurricanes and probably droughts and who knows what else, and there it is. So perfectly beautiful. Look at those limbs. Wouldn't a tree house up there be lovely? I thought that was a perfect tree. Then I saw this one. This one leans a bit. You can … Continue reading Trees

It's about wanting to fix. About wanting to reduce the anxiety that rises up in my chest when someone I live is not ok. I can describe it a lot of different ways. I can call it co-dependency - my happiness, my ability to feel good, depends on someone else feeling good so I direct … Continue reading Fixing the Fixer

I was having a lovely Sunday afternoon, for no particular reason, until a minor household crisis arose. I sprang into action and, with MP's help, devised a solution. I could have been pleased at our successful planning. We haven't implemented yet, but we know what we need to do and he's heading out to get … Continue reading Letting It Go

Fortunately, here in the South, that means a slight dip in temperature and not the fearful freezing of the North. This year, I've decided to do a big deal about Autumn equinox though. The kids and I are going to celebrate wildly. Well, we're going to decorate a bit and have an end of summer … Continue reading Fall is coming…

It seems like I've been trying to change the way I relate to the world. I wanted to move in a straight line, putting my energy into my career vision, staying focused on my goals and objectives, and so on, blah, blah, blah. It seemed like a good idea in the beginning. It seems like … Continue reading Outside the Lines