Love your writing. I think kids act up when they graduate from high school because they are already mourning. They just don't know it. And I think boys do this to their moms more so.
Lovely to hear from you, quite an update! Take care of your heart - that is a lot. I’m glad the fish have a cod mother, even if it is to ease their passing. I’ll look forward to your boat stories.
Tidepooling- beauty, surprises and peace-highly recommended, especially as you navigate this difficult time. For your time at sea in Alaska- fair winds and following seas.
Pools and seas bring change. The winds dictate the initial direction but sails and oars can realign the intended course, or with a pause in consideration, direct to new bearing. 🩵🩵
Often the word realign gets used by leadership in rather violent ways but your way of saying it has it seem gentle and appealing. The word bearing is standing out to me, too. Letting the words wash over me and resonate.💜
Oh Mary Beth! I hardly know how to react to this, but I'm going to go with the "lemonade" approach and congratulate you on the opportunity to be more YOU.
What a thrilling and horrifying theft of most of your known self . . . I'm amazed at *your* regenerative abilities and delighted with all you teach me about sea creatures. Thank you for writing honestly and beautifully as you face frightening and difficult and transitions. I hear the note of anticipation and can't wait to hear about your Alaskan adventures.
Thank you so much, Christi, for reading and especially for this note. I have to come catch up on your summer posts, can't wait to read what you've been up to.
voluntold!
I believe we're all familiar with this phenomenon.🤣 I ran into Lolla and Mark in the Coop the other day and was hugged!💜
Yay! I love that we finally connected in person.
Love your writing. I think kids act up when they graduate from high school because they are already mourning. They just don't know it. And I think boys do this to their moms more so.
I can't tell you how much I appreciate your comment, Roberta. 💜
This psychologist concurs!
Lovely to hear from you, quite an update! Take care of your heart - that is a lot. I’m glad the fish have a cod mother, even if it is to ease their passing. I’ll look forward to your boat stories.
Oh, thank you, dear Gillian. I so appreciate your words about my fish, and I will take as a directive the part about my heart. I appreciate you.
“Make lemonade” times.
Pacific sea lemons, we
have a lot of nerve.
...
In hellscape tidepool,
may we help prevent bad deaths.
We’ll see who survives.
...
Fairy Codmother
observes, absorbs, gets onboard.
Catches down feather.
This poem is such a gift, thank you Marisol!💜
Tidepooling- beauty, surprises and peace-highly recommended, especially as you navigate this difficult time. For your time at sea in Alaska- fair winds and following seas.
Thank you so much, Dawn. I like that- surprises and peace.💜
Pools and seas bring change. The winds dictate the initial direction but sails and oars can realign the intended course, or with a pause in consideration, direct to new bearing. 🩵🩵
Often the word realign gets used by leadership in rather violent ways but your way of saying it has it seem gentle and appealing. The word bearing is standing out to me, too. Letting the words wash over me and resonate.💜
There exists a gentler way to transition …
Oh Mary Beth! I hardly know how to react to this, but I'm going to go with the "lemonade" approach and congratulate you on the opportunity to be more YOU.
What a thrilling and horrifying theft of most of your known self . . . I'm amazed at *your* regenerative abilities and delighted with all you teach me about sea creatures. Thank you for writing honestly and beautifully as you face frightening and difficult and transitions. I hear the note of anticipation and can't wait to hear about your Alaskan adventures.
Thank you so much, Christi, for reading and especially for this note. I have to come catch up on your summer posts, can't wait to read what you've been up to.
I feel the same about your posts! You do much more work than I think you are aware of! And it’s so worthwhile.