by Susan | Feb 21, 2024 | Awareness
Do you feel like you need a vacation from the daily grind? Would you like to have a life that fills your soul? That’s what I’m building for myself. When I was in high school, I had a few different directions that I wanted to go. I loved architecture. Psychology was...
by Susan | Feb 15, 2024 | Caregiving, Medical
On Friday, February 2, I got a call from the hospital in Oakley. My mom had a stroke. Could I come to the hospital? I told the nurse I was 300 miles away please call my son who’s in Oakley and gave her his phone number. There were many phone calls about when someone...
by Susan | Jan 31, 2024 | Grief
The weather is starting to improve, and the temperatures are barely freezing even at night. Now I have mud to deal with. I don’t know if I just had things set up so I didn’t have to deal with mud in Oakley or if it’s because my dry lot is on a slope here, but I’ve...
by Susan | Jan 25, 2024 | Grief
When you’re grieving there is an emotional strain above mourning your loved one. Grief can be overwhelming. Then add to it all the things that change in your life. You may need to take some time and discover your own identity. When Mike and I got married I became a...
by Susan | Jan 17, 2024 | Awareness, Grief
Shortly after Mike died someone asked me if I was the type of widow who would not have another man in my life. I told her no and it wouldn’t be what Mike wanted for me. Almost six years later I don’t have a romantic interest. It’s not that I won’t. It’s that I have...
by Susan | Jan 10, 2024 | Awareness, Grief
Grief is not a disorder, a disease, or a sign of weakness. It is an emotional, physical, and spiritual necessity, the price you pay for love. The only cure for grief is to grieve. – Earl Grollman 2024 – how’s it been for you so far? In numerology, this year is...
by Susan | Dec 20, 2023 | Awareness, Grief
No one wants to talk about it or your loved one. It’s as if doing so would send you into a tailspin of grief. Anyone who has experienced the passing of a loved one can tell you that’s not the case. Yes, talking about a person you are grieving over will bring up...
by Susan | Dec 12, 2023 | Awareness, Relationships
The dog is watching the tinsel as I sit drinking my coffee with cookies. She’s funny that way, anything that makes a shift in the light. I’m preparing for family to arrive soon. The winter holidays can be stressful. Families don’t get along. They have grown up with...
by Susan | Dec 6, 2023 | Awareness
Everything was all a kerfuffle. The incessant braying of the donkeys and barking of the dog. What was going on to have everyone upset? Wait a minute – the donkeys are impatiently waiting for me to come with their feed and the dog joined in because that’s who she is....
by Susan | Nov 29, 2023 | Awareness
My computer was crashing last week – something, I’m told, Macs don’t do. My normal MO is to write this piece during our weekly writing group at 8:00 am on Mondays. We all throw out a word and are supposed to use all of them in our stream-of-consciousness writing. I...
