Nicole
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May 11
The Sad Reality of “Holidays”
I don’t write this just for me, but I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t on my mind. For most people holidays generally suck to varying degrees. Think about it…I bet almost all of you have at least once realized how little you enjoy the whole thing due to the stress of it. Stress …
May 05
Blah. Blah, and more blah. And some UGH.
May will forever be the worst month. Either a year ago yesterday or today, my brother in law Greg Canter died. It was unexpected, and we didn’t even know about it for almost a week afterward. He died while we were down at Children’s Hospital in Birmingham, and we were still there when Shaun go …
Apr 26
Swimming Against the Tide
I have wanted to write for several days, but have you ever had something to say, you just couldn’t muster it up to say it? I’ve been that way across the board. I got a lovely gift from someone last weekend…took me almost 6 days just to say a mere thank you. I just couldn’t …
Apr 16
Emerging
I am starting today with no title. I mention that one way or another, because I feel it sets the tone for whatever is to be said. But I do have two topics. The first thing is that book Emergence that I am reading by Barbara Marx Hubbard. Perhaps “assimilating” is a better way to …
Apr 14
Message in a Bottle
I was searching for a title, and for just what I wanted to say today. But I kept ignoring The Police song, Message in a Bottle, that was running through my mind. I am going to post the lyrics, because I was actually just chatting with Shaun in the car the other day and he …
Apr 09
Getting Stuff Done
Today I did more “stuff.” On my lunch break of course, but still I took care of a list of things that I had on my agenda. I get my list via intuition, from what I call “my team.” Think of them as guardian angels, or whatever you like to imagine. I recognize their energy, …
Apr 08
Keepin’ On Keepin’ On
Ok, I’ll admit that is purely “self-talk!” I suppose it is somewhat reality, since I am obviously still here. Today is different than yesterday, and yesterday sucked a big one overall. Today is different, not better but different. I think I should stress that? No day is good. I have come to realize that and …
Apr 03
Holiday Blues, and Grays
I guess even my computer doesn’t want me to write today. I had to refresh the page twice to get this to work. Maybe it was testing my commitment? There are no coincidences, just realities. I have the holiday blues again. Not surprising. Everyone else is getting ready to celebrate Easter, but the Bunny won’t …
Apr 02
Up on the Mountain Top (aka Soap Box)
Another day, same stuff. Well sort of. I admit that I am somewhat preoccupied by what I suppose I could call, generally, “social injustices.” I really don’t like that term, but I can’t come up with a better one at the moment. Some of you don’t know me as well as others. Do you know …
Mar 31
The Politics of Grief
Well, if you disagree with my use of the word politics, let’s get it out now. I did look it up, but my inner knowing strongly suggested that I use that as my title. I began a post the other day, Thursday morning, about how I was feeling that day and simply titled it “What’s …