It's almost been one year since I last made an entry on this page. I had often started documenting my thoughts this past year. Still, my voice showed fear and depression in written words and voice recordings. I could not bring myself to reveal that vulnerability at the outset.
It's not just CoVid19 and all the other world chaos; my elderly husband is very ill with cancer.
Now, CoVid19, despite vaccines, remains worrisome, and my husband's illness is progressing. However, I'm pretty resilient; I'm finding my way through. I think I knew that I'd eventually find a way to strength and peace. I believe that almost all of us will, which is a message I think people in emotional and physical pain need to hear. There is a lot of help out there. If these thoughts have been a trigger to anyone, please know that you need not find it all in yourself. There are people available to help. I include the suicide prevention line number right here - 800-273-8255. We all need help sometimes.
I found my art to be a great resource. I faced challenges as the artist-in-residence for the American Medical Women's Association 2020-2021. Still, I produced a lot, and I am proud of the work I did. You can find out more about that experience here in this YouTube video I made - https://youtu.be/NZ3t6V6sulA.
The remodel I mentioned in one of my last posts is one final inspection away from being done. Now, a major remodel during a pandemic, that's a story! I'm thinking the remodel deserves its own blog post. By the way, I love the results.
Other signs of getting my world in order - I plan to return to podcasting soon, and I am scrapbooking again. I am almost done with my taxes; do you find that a painful process, too? It's a good thing the deadline was extended; it will be the first time in a long time that they are completed on time. I certainly did not make this progress on my own. My family has been fantastic, and I hired an excellent organizer, Tara Dodson of Bee Organized, to help guide the process.
Sring is a time for new beginnings. In this part of the world, the first blooms of the season have faded. However, May brings roses to us, usually in their glory on Mother's Day. We have an abundance out front of our home. I love to look out my kitchen window and see their vibrance. That mix of thorniness and beauty, especially in the shape of one's spirit, is a character inspiration from others and an aspiration for me.
love, karen
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