by lori | Nov 26, 2014 | Caregiving, Epic tales, Here and now, Poetry
I. with tears, cloaked in half truths clinging to fear and rage the adults turned scattered to earth’s farthest corners from great distance built walls weapons did battle. Fucking grownups. II. Left behind on wide open plains Winter’s abandoned children... by lori | Nov 25, 2014 | Caregiving, Essays, Forgiveness, Grace, Wayfinding
Turning away from the deepest suffering means turning away from the deepest grace. That’s the heart of this post. Several friends and I have asked ourselves the same question this past year: How do I keep an open heart while standing in the depths of pain, of... by lori | Nov 21, 2014 | Caregiving, Here and now, Poetry, Women
I. Goodbye family who cannot bear the weight of me. Goodbye family whose deep pain my own frame cannot bear. We hung on for so long to outdated expectations to what we used to be failing each other, sinking our intertwined souls until it sickened, almost killed our... by lori | Nov 18, 2014 | Alzheimer's, Caregiving, Feelings, Here and now, Love, Poetry
Stop Preaching Forgiveness to the Drowning a poem for me When you see a woman drowning don’t ask her to forgive the man beside her throwing anchors in her direction. You may be able to see that he is drowning too. She can’t. Plus, forgiving him now... by lori | Nov 14, 2014 | Acceptance, Caregiving, Essays, Forgiveness, Wayfinding
Shit. I’m just getting to write about all sorts of fun stuff these days. Woo frickin’ hoo, life, thanks. I’m not an expert on this subject, just somebody going through this pain right now. When to unfriend somebody you love – pre-contempt When you see that the next...