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Mother Nature has sent us a wonderful holiday gift in the form of heavy rain. After 6 years of terrible drought, this year seems to be bringing desperately-needed rain. It's so sad to see enormous redwoods and other magnificent trees dying from lack of water. Maybe they'll be revived this season.
We used to celebrate Christmas, but almost all of the elders have passed on. I was, unfortunately, my parents' 'mid-life baby'; they were both around 40 when I was born. Then both of them had serious health problems and died at ages that were too young. I've lost all of my grandparents, beloved aunts and uncles, and a number of cousins...it's truly painful, missing so many people. My in-laws lived to be near 100, still, they died quite a while back. Then my precious sister-friend died so unexpectedly in February. Too many dead people, too much loss. (Although thank the Universe my hideous step-father is long gone.) I wanted to address loss in therapy, but my therapist doesn't seem to know how to deal with my grief and loss. It's disappointing, but maybe there's another, more effective T who is in my future. I've had it up to my ears with CBT and mindfulness!
Anyway, again...love all around and wishes for many bright blessings for every one of you who are here day after day (or even now and then). You are very special people.
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