by ::::kbs | May 6, 2011 | Reflections
Authoria: This is the next section of the book that comes right after “Circumstances.” It is actually based on a very old essay I wrote only a couple of years after my parents died, and while I’ve changed it considerably over the course of time it...
by ::::kbs | May 1, 2011 | Caretaking, Reflections
A friend recently wrote in her journal about having to take time off to be a temporary caretaker for her partner, who had not-minor surgery on his shoulder. I sympathized with her experiences, but she was careful to point out that the few weeks she spent caretaking in...
by ::::kbs | Apr 24, 2011 | Reflections
Authoria: This is the final half of the opening chapter “Circumstances”, which tells the story of the deaths of my parents and what happened to me before, during, and after. ~~~~~~~~~~~ My father had suffered a major stroke that same year on Father’s...
by ::::kbs | Mar 10, 2011 | Reflections
Authoria: This is part one of the first chapter, “Circumstances”, in which I give some background on my story and what happened with my parents. I discuss in graphic detail their illnesses and deaths, so heed that warning. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Circumstances, part...
by ::::kbs | Mar 5, 2011 | Reflections
Like most women (and, these days, many men), my body image issues are EPIC. I’ve hated those issues, studied them, talked about them, yelled about them…everything you’ve done, and then some. But I was hit recently with an interesting insight that had never...
by ::::kbs | Mar 1, 2011 | Reflections
At last, the final part of this little diatribe: “Committing to something we love just because we love it opens us up to scorn as well as peer pressure to conform (i.e. not be original, unique, or creative).” We are a culture that criticizes people for...
