Today, I am starting with a glimmer. My sago palm is sprouting fronds. Every glimmer of new life is a thrilling gift.
Sharing today’s glimmer with you first because recent days have been a bit dark. I am learning that being a caregiver means learning to support your charge in whatever way they need. I can’t possibly hope to understand how excruciating CRPS is, but textbooks say it is the worst pain on the pain scale. They call it the suicide disease for this reason. My wife’s pain is being ill managed by the medical community where we live. I know that she has thought about ending the suffering. She has told me as much. Being a caregiver means supporting your her in whatever she needs, in the choices she makes, even if she decides she can’t do it anymore. So…I have been coming to terms with this. And wrote about it. Sometimes being strong for someone means being utterly weak and helpless and wrapping yourselves in grace together come what may. That’s where I find myself. Thank goodness for glimmers…and life’s surprises in the form of palm fronds.
Much love, peace, glimmers, and much grace to you.
~kat ✨✨✨💚💚💚✨✨✨
here in the valley
in the shadow of the reaper it is futile to negotiate suggest that he be on his way he never leaves, waits at the gate eventually he wins the game when life becomes too much to bear helps load the gun, helps spill the pills how, doesn’t matter once you’re there to witness this impending doom a soul in peril, shutting down when love becomes a bitter toll you want to leave but stick around to help, as if there is a chance to stay the reaper one more day suffering changes us so deep that empathy can’t grasp its sway I watch her as she presses on, sleeps through the days to numb the pain and wonder how she stays so strong the fight seems cruel, inhumane there comes a point to let it go to welcome death with no regrets when living sucks the life from us to acquiesce…I understand, and yet my heart breaks silently each day to know the deed has crossed her mind I’d never blame her if she left but part of me just wants more time
Write your guide to setting healthy boundaries in relationships.
boundless
before you even ask I will offer myself in service to you… prompted, i have no choice but to tell you, I’m here if you need me, or even if you don’t, though secretly I hope you do because I need to be needed which is why boundaries to me are like chalk lines on pavement on rainy day or ice cubes in warm water I am severely distracted by need… advice you ask? Well, I’m no expert but I have heard it’s a simple two letter word no… unfortunately I can’t bear the thought of uttering it, but if you give it a go please let me know how it went
~kat
I have a few little glimmers for you…the first is one of my squirrel friends noshing on nuts, perfectly framed by a pair of moon flowers plants. Forgive the graininess of the photo. I was across the yard when I spotted him. Of course I had to take a photo!
And the second glimmer…the first cuttings from my little raised herb garden. There is a certain satisfaction that comes from growing something green!
How could anyone expect to sleep in past 6 AM on a cool Sunday morning, with REM interrupted by this?! But I shouldn’t complain. I created this monstrous routine…🐦⬛🐦⬛🐦⬛ I do love a good murder. 😉
slave to a murder
‘twas not dawn’s first light that roused me from deep slumber but loud cackling caws from a dark murderous brood their peanut alms depleted
~kat
When one contributes to the food chain, the occasional predator is certain to show up. (Another reason I love my murder of crows…they keep these guys at bay around my bird garden, which is also frequented by squirrels and chipmunks! As much as I hate the idea that I might be providing a buffet for these apex raptors, (again, thank you to my crows for keeping them at bay) I do have to pause to admire the incredible beauty of these juvenile Cooper’s hawks. Did you know that a group of 3 or more hawks is called a “kettle”? We had a full kettle boiling over in our yard the day I captured these photos…at least 4 by my count. An odd glimmer perhaps, but I think they are magnificent in their own right. Part of the amazing cycle of life. (I just never leave Gabby dog to run free in the yard these days!) 😳
Much love, peace, and glimmers to you…stay safe. Always look both ways, up and down when crossing nature! 😄
Kindness Is Not Defeat. Never Escalate… Smile Softheartedly
~kat
My simple acrostic poem in answer to today’s daily WP prompt…my answer…kindness. I am dipping my toe back into the inkwell. I know it’s been a while. Suffice to say that planning and pulling off a surprise milestone party that you needed to know about because your lovely partner who planned the whole thing is wheelchair bound and generally unable to pull the final prep off without assistance, is exhausting! I said it a decade or so ago…getting old is not for sissies! I had NO clue back then…add to that the added stress of keeping the ruse and acting surprised…and the biggest part…the reality…the gravity of realizing that people my age are dropping like flies and the fact that I’m still here must mean something. Well I’ve spent long enough staring at my naval and I plan to get back on the saddle…though it takes a few tries and a stepladder these days. The muse has graciously let me recharge, and soak in every glimmer and wonder. I’ve saved them to share with you all. I do hope you’re doing well. It’s hard not to freak out at the state of the world ala a rapidly imploding trump. But there is encouragement to be found as the sleepy lemmings begin waking up from their stupor.
Be kind to yourself and to others my friends, and most importantly look for the daily glimmers to sustain you!
Much love, peace, and glimmers to you. Here’s mine for today. I have started noticing sunrises these days…new beginnings seems to be the theme. 🥰
~kat
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Early morning sun……bursting through the trees…You never know what you’ll find if you look a wee bit deeper! 😉
More to come…had company over the weekend and a (surprise) birthday party yesterday with all my favorite people. And then yesterday morning, there was this little visitor….
More to come when the dust settles! Much love, peace, and glimmers to you!
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