Tag: love
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Name That Holiday
Mother’s Day. This day is second only to Valentine’s Day in creating angst and discomfort for many women. It’s a day to celebrate Mom. To honor the one who birthed us and to receive the adoration of those we’ve birthed. I wasn’t with my immediate family for this day. It would have been fun had all…
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Let It Go, Dad Gum It
I think about myself quite a bit during any given day. I’m not narcissistic, nor self-absorbed. My world isn’t wrapped up in me. It’s a bit unnerving, however, to reflect on how frequently my thoughts go to how I’m doing, how I look, how I’m being received, how I’m impacting others. Rather human of me.…
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Anticipation Has Left The Building
It looked like a graveyard. Christmas blow-ups. Deflated and dejected in their decompressed sadness. We went walking a few days after Christmas, and I felt despondent when I saw the dead-looking blow-ups. It was the let-down of the after-holiday rush. The anticipation was past. Nothing immediate to look forward to. And I was tired.…
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There’s An Elephant In The Room–And It’s White
‘Tis the season to give gifts. Which assumes a desire on the part of the giver, that there’s a relationship with the receiver. Connection. The joy of giving. Not always. Often we end up with obligatory giving, which ends up being costly and not very satisfying. Ho ho humbug. One of the more popular forms of…