Entries from July 2008

July 12, 2008

Visits from the Grim

These past few weeks I’ve been getting paid a few visits by the Grim Reaper.  Well, not me personally, but many people in my life have been struggling through recent deaths of their loved ones.  Grandparents, parents, friends, etc – it has been a heavy summer so far.  
As I sit with these folks, realizing [...]

July 12, 2008

Paralyzed

I was watching the Today Show this morning (it was on in the background as I was getting ready for work) and there was a segment about health.  I perked up when I heard this sentence from one of the expert contributors, “women silence themselves”.  
I’ve been thinking a lot about how I’ve been silenced. [...]