Another Christmas past. Driving over to Bend from Portland on Saturday, so many emotions swirled through my head as we passed over the snow filled mountains. I was in the passenger seat watching the snow come at us sideways, grateful we left when we did and that we had AWD. Continue reading
It’s complicated, that has been a main theme of this blog. Commercially, holidays, especially Christmas, are a time of celebration and joy, just listen to any Christmas song. For those who have had loss in their lives, recent or not, it is a time where you are made more aware of that empty space at the table. Continue reading
I have had such an extreme of emotions over the past two weeks, it is kind of astonishing and exhausting. The range has been from sadness to joy and it has been a roller coaster whipping me this way and that, much like the wind does with a leaf on a blustery day. Continue reading
I feel like I have been numb over the past week. I cancelled my patients on Wednesday after my dad passing on Tuesday, which gave me until yesterday before I had to go back to work. I stayed mostly away from emails and to-do’s. I had this wired tired sensation that lived within me. I was scared at times. I got called out for not being compassionate with myself (thanks honey, xo). Continue reading