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Learning about Coping Gracefully from My Pets

Over in Marriage I wrote about how this year has been one blow after the other and I feel like I’m living under a black cloud. A string of them to be exact. No sooner does one pass than another one moves in and pours on me some more. I don’t even get a chance to fully dry off. I’ve been trying to cope as well as I can, but I have to be honest. My defenses are wearing down. Yesterday I got another blow. My dad’s girlfriend called to say she was at St. Anthony’s with my dad. He … Continue reading →

Coping with Black Clouds

As I wrote about in yesterday’s blog, this year has been one string of black cloud days after the other. I’ve shed plenty of tears and had days where I’ve been gripped by such fierce depression it’s been hard to get out of bed and act half-normal. But you know what’s pulled me through? (Besides my angels and my animals. Both have been there when I needed them most.) These two things: 1. The “we” factor, and 2. The sunshine factor. The “We” Factor Most of this year’s troubles have been mine. At any point, Wayne could have shrugged and … Continue reading →

Black Clouds

Have you ever seen a cartoon or a comic strip featuring some poor soul who has a black cloud overhead following him (or her) wherever he (or she) goes? They can’t get a break. Everywhere they turn, everything they do, doom awaits. I’ve had days where I’ve felt like that. Days where no matter what I try, I can’t shake the black cloud. I know Wayne has too. Usually we don’t experience it at the same time, though, so whoever’s got the sun on their side tries to stand as close as possible to the other. That way we can … Continue reading →