I fell off the blog bandwagon...it happens. Life takes over & you don't feel like blogging. Or, you have nothing to say. Or, you just want things to stay between you & your brain...and not get your blog involved. Whatever the reason, I think it is important to check in regularly, on some type of forum, so my New Year's Resolution is to check in...and write it down...and share.

My mom has been sick, so I am distracted. I have extremely heightened sensitivity to everything. It's scary. I'm on edge & panicky, and worried. All. the. time. All normal things...but I'm completely ingrained in the medical world right now, just trying to be a good daughter & help, without losing it. It's going to be fine, it really is...we are very very fortunate. but still, I have gotten some whoppingly large doses of reality this season. Seems like we are all getting doses of reality way more often than not, doesn't it? Ahhh, sweet life.

When someone you love is sick or hurting, everything else just fades into Bolivion (as Mike Tyson would say...I think he meant 'oblivion') Things like 'blogging' & cleaning & exercising & eating healthy & answering emails & sleeping & paying Time Warner on time...all take a back seat. It's okay. It will all get done. things will swing back eventually, they always do. But, even if we do nothing more than get out of bed & show up for the day...I have found that it is the simple action of 'checking in' that is most important...yes, we have to at least show up.

Now more than ever, the overall sense surrounding me is the temptation to retreat. Hide & wait it out. But, we can't. We have to dive in. Practice every day. Take care of the ones we love. Protect each other. and Always always always show up, no matter what.