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Structure, Cage or Bones?

I’m a little at a loss these days, dealing with the delightful problem of feeling better. Seriously, it’s a rather strange and foreign feeling after over 6 months of decrepitude.

My current dillemma is one of how to rebuild my life, and into what? I have so many interests and things pulling at me, I’m trying to remember: while I can do pretty much anything, I can’t do EVERYTHING. I’ve been around long enough to know just making choices based on what’s most on fire at any given point doesn’t always further what’s really important. So yeah, I know that. I’ve spent a goodly amount of time these days thinking about what my priorities are in this current iteration of my life. I know the what, but I’m not sure about the how. Read More »Structure, Cage or Bones?

Post-Christmas Meltdowns and Embracing Anxiety (yeah, right)

“Oh, this has been one of my better Decembers …and that included chopping off part of my finger.” was my summation of the holiday season to a friend of mine last night. Kinda sums up what I think about Christmases in general. I boycotted the whole thing this year; vastly improved my quality of life. Read More »Post-Christmas Meltdowns and Embracing Anxiety (yeah, right)

Day 91 – it’s hard to plug into life at half speed

Sometimes it’s easier to be really sick. Really sick means you don’t do anything outside of your immediate needs (Is there food in the house? Am I developing that old man smell?). Great training for being in the moment out of utter necessity. All the rest of that stuff is beyond bothering with.

Having got a bit of spark back, I tried stepping back into my life at half speed this week. It’s hard not to get sucked into more. Read More »Day 91 – it’s hard to plug into life at half speed