Monday, June 18, 2012

Early morning ramblings

A very talented writer and blogger, Emma Wilhelm, who writes Emmasota blog, recently posted that she had the social media blahs. She says, "I seem to start blog posts that fizzle out after three or four half-hearted sentences." I know what she means, you should see my drafts file. What can I say that inspires? What can I say that is even interesting? What can I say that is new?

Is it news that my mother is declining and getting weaker and weaker? It isn't news that she calls every morning and wants to know when I am coming. I have nothing new to say except to thank each and every person who spends time with her. Is it news that I have been doing water exercise and went to a dance in the park? Maybe, but is it interesting? Only to me.

I woke at 4:07 with an essay in mind. It was about Karma catching up with me in this life. I used to pick at my poor baby's heads when they were nursing. Pick, pick, pick at the cradle cap while the poor kid was eating. Talk about a bonding experience. Neither of them will let me touch their heads thirty years later. Now, at 60, I am experiencing a raging case of cradle cap and have to use some kind or prescription shampoo to take care of the itching. You could look at it very simply as a side effect of menopause, or get all metaphysical... yeah, it's my Karma catching up with me. As I did unto others, in this case defenseless nursing babies, lo, it shall be done unto me. The worst part is I'm doing it to myself, pick, pick, pick, ouch.

OK, here is the deal. I will try to live the best possible life and spread as much positive energy as possible. You do your part to make your little corner of the world better too and we will inspire each other. Onward ho!

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

111 years

There has been a lot of news coverage of a woman from rural Minnesota who is 111 years old and still lives alone in her own home and bakes her own bread. Of course people come to check on her and everybody remarks on how remarkable it is. Very few people age the way Anna Stoer has. I think that for everyone who marvels there are twenty middle aged children wracking their brains as to how to get mom or dad out of the old house and into safer living situations. There is no one right answer because every situation is different. To all of you dealing with elderly parents I wish you the strength and love to do what you have to do.
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