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A week in which I further honed my perspective and began a slow return to “normal”.   Ways I Found Joy This Week Connecting with far-flung friends to exchange New Year greetings Taking my first outdoor walk in weeks and savoring the fresh air and sunshine of a (rare) 60-degree day Spontaneously laughing so hard and long with the CWP that we were both clutching our stomachs and wiping away tears Taking the patient  to have his feeding tube removed and getting clearance to st

The lesson in perspective (which I wrote about here ) continues. As I write this, my little nugget has been hospitalized for five days now. While his prognosis is hopeful, we’ve still got a long road ahead that may require further interventions. [Update: he is now home with a feeding tube and seven medications. The learning curve is steep.] The mental exhaustion is adding to the surreality of the experience. According to the Chinese zodiac, we’re about to finish the Year of t

“Reality is a question of perspective.” Salman Rushdie   As my year-end meditations continue, this week I’d planned to explore the notion that this year is considered, in the woo-woo sphere anyway, a year of completion. But man plans and God laughs, and instead the Universe has treated me to a walloping dose of perspective. Two weeks ago, my personal assistant  underwent veterinary dental surgery to have a cracked molar and four dangerously loose teeth extracted. True to his