As much as my rational mind knows it’s not true, some days thats more difficult to remind myself than others. Feelings ache in my muscles and joints, burn my skin, swarm in my mind, revoke my sleep and plague me until I succumb to them, numb from them or allow them to consume me...
As Latin music fills the room, the waitress tells me in half Spanish, half English what’s being served that day (because there’s no paper menu). Everything sounds simple and delicious — pork chops, fried chicken,pasteles. I order the grilled grouper fish with beans and potatoes, buttery...
Before and after my hip replacement surgery, I was given physical therapy exercises to do. They weren’t particularly difficult – raise the leg while lying on my back. They didn’t require particular strength or flexibility or skill. What was required was a regular dedication to doing them. ...
our graduating physical therapy students presented their capstone projects and although I had every intention of ducking out early… the opportunity never presented itself. That’s ok, I was glad to lend my support to these guys after all their hardwork… I may just need a few naps tomorrow....
(His artwork fills their apartment.) Fey’s acerbity comes from her mother (the Greek side), who has what Richmond calls “drag-queen humor—that bitter, extremely caustic kind of stab-you-in-the-heart humor.” Mrs. Fey played a weekly poker game with her friends. “I loved hanging ...
My clients have handled the transition to virtual therapy remarkably well and are digging deep inside themselves to find the strength and will to cope with the strain of the pandemic. One of my young clients, who is really, really unhappy to be out of school and believes summer camp will ...
I read Cheryl Sandberg’s commencement speech to Berkley this morning while sitting in my physical therapy appointment. She addressed the students, not with her lessons in life but her lessons in death. While dealing with her bereavement at the loss of her husband more than a year ago, she ...
The thought of working as an artist for the rest of my life fills my days with contentment. Thank you Alyson for inviting us to write about our morning routines. Everyone has an interesting morning story. Reply Linda May 26, 2016 at 10:18 pm Well, it’s not Monday or even the ...
Check that off the list as I rush off to get ready for work and the house fills with the sweetness of the mornings efforts. I take the masterpiece out of the oven and smile, knowing it will fill my boy for the next week, knowing I don’t have to think about dinner again today. ...