Tag: abandonment
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What Scares You?
Fall is the time for colors (everywhere but Florida and Arizona, or so it seems), cooler weather (not so much us), and Halloween. A holiday that really isn’t a holiday, it’s believed to have evolved from the Celtic festival of Samhain, where people would wear costumes and light bonfires to ward off ghosts and evil […]
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How Long Is Goodbye?
This past week bumped against memories I wasn’t ready to deal with. Thoughts I often keep tucked away for the rainy day that won’t come. It was the anniversary of the passing of both of my parents–sixteen years apart. When Mom died two years ago, it hit me that I had become an orphan. Not […]
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Alone Again, Unnaturally
John was gone for almost two weeks in Thailand. That trip will undo the heartiest of souls. Time in the air is about 23 hours. Number of time zones crossed–12. Response to jet lag–horrific. Poor guy. He’d just begun to adjust to his new norm when he had to return. That’s tough on an […]
Tip of My Iceberg 