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"The ordinary acts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest." ~ Thomas Moore
I have been living my days taking care of what is left of my father's legacy. I'm the one who will settle his final debts, pay off his loans and disburse his final wishes. I face the remnants of what was his ( Read more... ) -
Does anyone say "This Hurts" and raise your hand ...
This might be a mess of a post, but it was a really good day & then it all went south when I got opened my FB and read my inbox. I'm sitting here wide awake & my best instincts are telling me to just breathe and take a beat (or a pause) ... and stand ( Read more... ) -
Dinner with Auntie
I finally beat that nasty bug! Five and one half weeks of coughing and peeing are finally behind me. (sorry for the pun); The bags are disappearing from under my eyes. Three bottles of Mucinex & two big bottles of Robitussin have hit the dust; The chiropractor has worked out the pains in my back and neck after four weeks of adjustments & a ( Read more... ) -
Out from Under A Cloud
When I think of my father, I think of how he always tried to live his life with love and integrity. It's never easy to hold yourself up when your life seems to be falling apart around you. He demonstrated perseverance and determination. He was an example to others how to be as right with himself as he could and walk the truest path he could ( Read more... ) -
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I've been sick lately. Don't know how it happened, but apparently it came on pretty slow; It settled in my lungs. Casually I figured that I could take robitussun or musinex and clear my lungs out. My mistake. It didn't leave. My ribs are sore from coughing and I'm sleeping with a heating pad ( Read more... ) -
Just Like That
"You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you do not trust enough." ~ Frank Crane ( Read more... ) -
A Bottle of Southern Comfort - Part One
I thought I was feeling better ... but tonight, Southern Comfort is my friend. I can guarantee I'll have plenty of random thoughts; And I will be feeling sorry for myself. I will feel angry for the hand life has seemed to turn me. When I wake sober, I hope to be thankful for the hand life dealt me. For now, my melancholia has sensitive way of ( Read more... ) -
Surrender ... Not
"Great grief does not of itself put an end to itself." ~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca ( Read more... ) -
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"We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, with nothing to show for our progress except a memory of the smell of smoke, and a presumption that once our eyes watered ( Read more... ) -
Bellwood
There is a little township outside of Chicago called Bellwood. It seems small enough; But it was my whole world when I was little. We lived in a beautiful bungalow built by my great grandfather and my great uncles. They were new to America, coming in on a steamship from Germany. They passed through Ellis Island and boarded a train to Chicago. They ( Read more... )