Journey to Remembrance

A Business Transaction

Alright, Dad. You said it. 
This is about business.
It’s about the logistics of providing long term care.

Let’s be very clear that this is about business.
It is not about getting us back together as a Family…

Family is the F Word

My mom was just diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. It’s not a surprise. I knew this was coming. And my dad’s reaction shouldn’t…

Lust

Lust is hating what you want to Love — that wanton outside yourself.

You want it due to your lack inside.

You probe and push and seek it surgically. The ones that fail are sacrificed.

Being Seen

“I see you. You have a wild thing inside,” he said.
I felt calmed and comforted by the acknowledgment.
I do have a wild thing, a feral animal inside.

I lived for my time on my horse. My time in the woods. My time turning over rocks…