Tear down the walls

I'm glad you're here with me again.  I'll admit, sharing my hard stuff makes me feel so exposed. But there's more to tell. Let's dive in. In a previous blogpost (The cracking open) I wrote about my re-birth of emotions. I know. So touchy-feely. I hear you. "Please, can't we just talk about something fun?…

Be it ever so humble

Hello again! We moved into a new home last summer.  The move brought up memories of other places I've called home. What might those be? At 17 I left for college. "Goodbye," nice house; "hello," old, industrial, gray-green dorm built in the 30's. My dorm room was small with bunk beds. Bathrooms were down the…

The cracking open

Oh, it's so good to see you.  There's more to tell. Something happened.  It was open heart surgery. Yeah. On me. A 5 cm. aneurism on my aorta needed to be repaired. And it was. An 8 inch scar rests where my body was opened up. Recovery followed. It involved relearning:  putting on clothes while…

The Journey Begins

Oh, you're here!  I'm glad you're with me. I really don't want to be here alone. I've been waiting to talk to you, excited to tell you things I have discovered in an unexplored place. Five decades passed without me attending much to this place. It was not good. But I was "fine", skipping along…