Still learning from Benny’s barking
Benny’s barking still has the power to shatter my sense of stability… when that sense is particularly shaky! One of Benny’s favorite times to bark is when I’m on the […]
Category Archives: Recovery
Love multiplies
Against the advice of most grief and pet experts, I adopted a new kitty. His name is Xander. I fell for him after I saw a picture of him that […]
Being Motion
I want to write about how excited I am about my upcoming road trip, but I know anything I would try to say about it has already been said by someone […]
Ten minute blog post! Go!
This morning I was thinking about all the things that came together to help me through my burnout this year, which in turn (or coincidentally) were also really great for […]
On the Road… with Benny?
I have been fantasizing about taking an “epic” road trip through the Southwest for many years. Now I finally have it planned! I’m leaving October 7 and will drive through […]
Burnout and fear of life/death
I’ve been reading some buddhist perspectives on death and dying and some themes keep coming up that I think have something to do with my experience of burn out. While I […]
Ballet and Willie
Watch the leap at 55 seconds! Mama’s heart soared at beauty and the trust it required. She expected to be able to trust people this way in real life, and was always […]
A few more thoughts on truth and illusion
I dreamed the other night that I was telling Mom about this blog. She said she hadn’t read it, but wasn’t worried about it. I think I felt a little […]
Finding your own inner barking dog
A lot of these stories are really about me figuring out they are stories–narratives, if not wholly fictions—that I have used to make sense of my life. And a lot […]
Denial and distraction, and barking dogs
I’m not an expert on grief and grieving. I’m not really sure I need to be to be able to offer some insights. As uncharted as this territory was for me […]
