the serenity to accept the things I cannot change ( Read more... )

Mom was supposed to come home yesterday from physical rehab. On Tuesday, when I went to visit, her leg with the ulcerations was unbandaged and I got a good look. I thought it didn't look healthy and wondered how long before we'd be right back where we were. Turns out the doctor there shared my opinion after he took a look and then ordered a culture ( Read more... )

Trying to catch up on comments from the last several weeks and getting overwhelmed. I'm going to give it a rest for now and go back later.

As I said to my best friend last night, when situations are black and white, they are easier for me to endure because the outcome is finite. When situations fall into a gray area, the possibilities are multiplied, increasing the stress factor. But when things are indefinitely bleak, with no clear outcome even remotely in sight, the number of final ( Read more... )

Just called in. No work for me today. Mental health day ahoy. And about damn time, if I say so myself.

Today is fired. Time to go to bed so I can get this day behind me.

that's all I want. Not a perfect day, just a good day. Not even a string of good days, just one good day. A day that doesn't start with teenage drama, that isn't filled with angst and worry and fretting and talking people off of ledges. One good day where things go relatively smoothly, communication flows easily and people aren't overtired and out ( Read more... )

This song and a few others are getting me through the last day of a very hard week. The chanting in this live version moves me like no other song does.

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