I'm sort of swirling around, treading water at times, at others swimming in what feels like a sea or at other times a cauldron of grief. I've lost a few very close friends on the heels of the biggest loss of all, the loss of my mother.
And I'm noticing that over the past few weeks I've started and aborted a bunch of posts to this site because within a couple paragraphs of composing them, I realize I'm kind of lost and not really able to hold the thread to make an argument.
At the same time, my grief has kind of catapulted my sensitivity into overdrive regarding all the ways in which interactions on social media fall short of actual in-person human contact with people who I love and love me back. I'm just not wanting to have my conversations in public right now. I'm wanting and needing one of the best parts of friendship: privacy.
Sharing something just between us is something I love and miss.
So you won't be hearing from me online in ways you maybe have gotten accustomed to for a little bit. This is January 2024. We'll see what the spring brings.
But 'til then, I hope if you need me, you'll get in touch in another way.
Take care.
