Greetings and salutations! Thought I would give y'all a bit of a progress report as to what's going on. I still have NOT heard back from the NYTimes. Honestly, it's like I'm a student checking to see if I've been admitted into the Ivy League school of my choice. I really, REALLY want this.Now, don't... Continue Reading →
Pandemic Ponderings: Part II
Hey y'all...greetings and salutations. In my previous post, I was pretty much trying to be uplifting and emphasizing all the good things that one can concentrate on. In this particular post, I'll delve deeper into some of the stuff one might be feeling--as I'm feeling it too. A little more personal, a little less cheerleading,... Continue Reading →
Tales From The Couch: Part 12–I’m doing GREAT!!! No, really!!!
Greetings and salutations! So I had my last session, and my therapist seems impressed with my progress. She said that even though it may not seem like big steps, they actually are. I told her that I read an article in the Toronto Star which had this to say about therapy. " Gottlieb says “I... Continue Reading →
Rage!!
Greetings and salutations! It's been a while since I've blogged. I've been thinking. Rage, anger, etc. It is a required and necessary emotion, and yet, if taken too far, can cause a lot of damage to oneself and personal relationships with loved ones, family, etc. The reason I'm writing this is not because I have... Continue Reading →
“I Will Go Sailing No More”
Found this song on Youtube, since I never watched any of the Toy Story movies. What a depressing, yet poignant song about life, getting older, etc. As I mentioned before, as I have some arthritis, there are certain things I could do 5 years ago that I can't do now--which makes this song especially hit... Continue Reading →
Andre and Ken: A love story (an excerpt)
NB. ALL "Andre and Ken" blog entries have been made public!!! And after a year of knowing Ken, being friends with him, hearing his hopes and fears, and listening to Ken's travails in life, I realized that Ken and I had something more than friendship, and less than being lovers. I wanted that to change.... Continue Reading →
Fear.
Salutations! Fear. It can be a good thing, and a bad thing. A dose of fear is healthy. It prevents us from doing stupid, risky, and bad things that will put us in danger. It can prevent us from making fools of ourselves. If the fear is reasonable, and justified, then that's not too bad.... Continue Reading →
Lessons from the couch
So I went to see a professional to deal with the emotional turmoil that I've been going through, and to get some clarity about the stuff I've been going through. I learned that it's ok to have needs and to get them filled and not to feel guilty about that. In my own way I... Continue Reading →
Aaron and Ken: Chapter 1
Ken licked the frosting seductively from the spoon in a slow, luxurious manner.. He took his time, savouring the sugary smooth creaminess. A tiny bit escaped and landed on the corner of his mouth. He paused, and then gently and deftly extended his tongue to get every last dollop. He put the spoon down, sighed, and... Continue Reading →