Falling in the General Direction of Up

I’m still working out the bugs about how and what and when to write a blog.   It is, after all, typically about my personal journey, observations, and experiences. Which means the content may vary. The rants could be explosive, the observances silly, and the opinions changing over time as new perspectives come to light. We’re all learning here. I also prefer to be funny. Inspirational if possible. I like to put the sunny spin on something. Maybe because I value and chase hope every single day. But I also know that in my own experience, people who are “always happy” can start to grate on you. And people who talk about the hard stuff – and hopefully how they navigated through it – are the ones I find the most value from listening to. I don’t think I’m special. No more than anyone else. I just like to string words together and hope they’re enjoyable. I never for one moment think my view of the world is “the” one. Everyone’s experiences are made up of thousands and thousands of

Remember that book a long, long, looonnng time ago entitled "I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can" ? No? Well, there was a book called that. And I read it. A long, long time ago. I've been in a dance marathon for awhile now.  My winter - well - my fall and winter really - have been...ummm...well...an adventure? Errrrr....a challenge? Hmmm...a LOT! It's been a lot. The last 5 months have depleted me. Brought me to the end of myself. Which, you know, I kind of already went down that road in 2013 / 2014 so I thought after that I would take it easy for the rest of my life.  "Lets just keep things simple from now one. Safe. Quiet. Uneventful." Hahahahah! I'm so funny. Yeah.  The work thing has been indescribable. The train hit me about 2 weeks before the transition from our old hospital to our new one. I've tried many times to write about it - express it - but no luck. It's just...too...complicated. I've had other things in my life that reall