When I got cancer in 2020, I wasn’t laughing. But I got by with a “little” help from my friends. Little being–it takes a village and lots of cupcakes. But my cancer is your suffering; we all must go through it, so we might as well have fun together. We can laugh our way through the rough patches!
Currently, we can’t laugh about politics. The squirrels wouldn’t find this endorsement a laughing matter. Okay, maybe we’ll let this one slide. The dog is pretty darn cute. But suffering? That’s even more off-limits to joke about than politics. It’s not funny or cute. We don’t advertise our “complaints” on yard signs—I vote for suffering—and… Continue reading Humoring Cancer – The Healing Power of Laughter
I rewrote this many times, trying to find my heart in all this loss. I wanted to see my uncle one last time before he passed. His cancer-riddled state didn’t matter; I would do anything to talk to him again. Only, I didn’t get that chance. In our anguish over fulfilling others’ final wishes and… Continue reading Uncle Rob’s Legacy: The Untold Chapter of Connection and Loss
I somehow skipped over the Happy New Year and the resolution to muse with you once a week, which I would have already broken, and now it’s February. Adulting is hard work! What can I say? I’ve been busy spinning my wheels, though. Convinced I needed AI to improve my writing game, I spent countless… Continue reading Adulting with Awe and Rediscovering Serendipitous Joy
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