Late summer blows in like a sudden storm. The cold front sends me rushing to close the windows, their casings swollen open for three months straight. I remember the heat wave now like a lost lover, blurred with nostalgia and regret. Why didn’t I savor it while it was here? Why did I wish it [...]
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When Things Fall Apart
September 1st, 2010 No Comments
Tags: depression · motherhood · mothering guilt · Pema Chodron · when things fall apart
Welcome Darkness
November 19th, 2009 No Comments
Daylight Saving is over. It’s time to start spending. More electricity, more body heat, more prayer. Time to summon all my resources for the dark season ahead, the long hours indoors with small children. Soon night will begin at 4 pm, that dark like a window slamming shut. When I was in college, “falling back” [...]
Tags: antidepressants · daylight saving time · depression · SAD