I am aware that I am less than some people prefer me to be,
but most people are unaware that I am so much more than what they see.
— Douglas Pagels

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Not Alone, But Life Can Still Hurt

I read a private blog today that simultaneously made me feel better and broke my heart. Chronic illness, either physical or mental, is great at that. To know you're not alone in the struggle can give you the strength to face it and keep going, but it's also sad to know someone else, especially someone you love, is living in the same realm of suffering as you.

Life is weird and unpredictable and sometimes very hard, and we can only live it one day at a time. We could all stand to remember that it's all any of us can do, and therefore we must make a conscious effort to act (and react) accordingly.

Monday, June 13, 2016

Orlando Love

Sunrise at Rosen Shingle Creek
October 2013


There are really no appropriate words
when something this terrible happens.
All I know is my sadness is profound,
my love for Orlando is bigger than life,
and I cling to hope that, somehow,
we will never see this happen again.