Monthly Archives: June 2012

six months

So, it’s been six months. Fitting time to look at me and my life, and see what has changed, what is evolving, what I’m learning. A lot is shifting in me. I am wrestling with living alone…it hasn’t been easy … Continue reading

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joy and despair and balance

I had the privilege of attending a friend’s wedding this weekend, and had a wonderful time connecting, meeting new friends, having big deep discussions, and enjoying the food and wine and merriment and music and dancing. A wedding is a … Continue reading

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the next wave

One of the reasons I write is…friends have asked me to keep going. It’s helping me to track myself, and I learn more about what I feel. Another reason is that I haven’t found any good written material about what … Continue reading

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sitting with gifts

This entry will be rambling, over several days, as I am sitting in my family cabin up near Mount Lassen, in northern California, and I have only slight internet connection, through a tenuous cell phone network. I just landed tonight … Continue reading

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who am i, now?

This seems to be existential crisis week. I’m wrestling with my identity. The trigger was the Fairfax Festival this past weekend, our delightful annual bacchanalia. Live music, good beer, interesting food, big crowds, crafts booths, kids getting their faces painted…you … Continue reading

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exquisite tension

It’s been a big adjustment for me to live alone, no denying it. The honest truth is, I’ve never felt completely comfortable all alone, I’ve had roommates or a partner or a wife nearly my whole life. There were a … Continue reading

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