Every year I do the same thing. I come crashing into Holy Week. And coming off a particularly strange and difficult year, I find myself in even more of a tailspin than usual. I’m grasping for control in areas I have absolutely no control over. I’m wound up and worn out from trying to hold the people … [Read more...]
A Road to Recovery
I’m going to need to recover from this past year of pandemic life. Sure, I learned to appreciate long walks, outings to the park, and eating more meals at home. I even cleaned out some closets and learned to play a little bit of jazz piano last spring. But I’ve also learned I have an unhealthy need … [Read more...]
Delight
In some ways I feel like I’ve been in a low-grade bad mood since last March, and winter isn’t helping. Maybe I’m not the only one? Of course I relish moments of joy and lightheartedness here and there every week. But even my children have noticed that I don’t smile or laugh as easily lately. If I … [Read more...]
Skin deep
Last week I went to a consultation with a nurse at a vein clinic. When I had three children in a span of 4.5 years, the veins in my legs staged a revolt. Unlike the spider veins my grandmothers had, I developed more bulging varicose veins that I keep trying to ignore. But they swell and tingle and … [Read more...]
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