Category Archives: Recovery
The blame game
I’ve noticed a common theme running through my life this week, woven through the books I’ve been reading and real-life events. The theme of trying to assign blame for tragic events…a school bus accident (fiction), a teenager’s death from cancer … Continue reading
Filed under Current Events, Recovery
Becoming Real
I have a love-hate relationship with Holy Week and Easter. (Okay, hate is too strong. I have a difficult, complicated relationship with Holy Week and Easter.) First, there’s all the hocus-pocus associated with Easter. (Christmas has a lot of … Continue reading
Filed under On Being Episcopalian, Recovery
Inside out
Here are a few things I’ve learned in the past year: 1. When I compare myself to someone else, I can only compare my insides to their outsides. And it’s not a valid comparison. Most people look waaaayyyy more together on the outside than … Continue reading
Filed under Recovery, Uncategorized
And then the cosmic forces of the universe laughed at me
I love karma…except when it bites me in the ass. Yesterday, Tim received in the mail a traffic citation for making a right turn on red. (Actually, I received it, as the van is registered in my name.) Complete with … Continue reading
Filed under Recovery
The card’s not in the mail yet
I’ve made a decision. On the recommendation of my friend Betsy, I’m sending Valentine’s Day cards this year. Said another way, I’m not sending Christmas cards. I love to receive Christmas cards. I love to see how my friends’ kids … Continue reading
