Posts about, among other things, mental illness, mental health, and recovery.
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust I wonder if, in days of old, we were as concerned about legacy and “leaving a mark” as we are now. I suppose, in a way, the obsession with sons and the family name is a type of that. Donald Trump is an example of this trend, of this desperate desire to secure a legacy in the face of … Continue reading What We Leave Behind When We Go – an off-the-cuff joint
We All Fall We all fall, be it from a horse or something less equine. Our exaggerated reactions to falling and failure suggest that many of us take falling personally, viewing it as a problem with our character rather than a feature of life and living. Failure isn’t a call to quit, though that’s easily forgotten as we experience anger, frustration, and disappointment. Failure is … Continue reading Get Back On The Horse – Recovering From The Fall
Budgeting and Monitoring Budgeting and tracking my cash flow is my happy place. It’d be a happier place if I had more of the latter, but I don’t, so the former becomes vital. Luckily, I like to organize stuff, and what is money but stuff you trade for other stuff? I have a binder in my office that I use to track the money as … Continue reading Happiness is a Budget
I haven’t been writing much since my daughter and two grandsons moved in, mostly because it has been difficult, and when things are difficult, I tend to withdraw, shut down, and organize. Serenity through tidying, or something like that. I thought I might struggle with their presence on a practical level – it’s been a while since I had a full house – but it’s … Continue reading A Conflicted Home – an off-the-cuff joint.
From Famine to Feast 