Ra's Spiral Path

Category: life

  • Reframing Mondays: It’s the Economy, Stupid

    Reframing Mondays: It’s the Economy, Stupid

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    Sarah
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    Monday morning againAnd I’m wonderingWhat if all the working womenWe’re honest with their familiesAnd stopped trying to do it allOr even half of itMaybe it’s just me…But I doubt itMy son tells me repeatedly How muchHe doesn’t want to go to schoolHe doesn’t want to listen To reason or think aboutAnyone else’s perspective.And after a…

  • Big Journey

    Big Journey

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    While chatting on the phoneWith an old friendThis past weekendShe told me that myJourney was BigRight nowRevelations:ADHD and Ancestry.Relatives found on both sides.Sleuthing skills activated.Connections made.Back doors found.People I want to meetPeople I am unsure ofDo I want this?Is it too late to back out?Why would I want to?I have always strived to be brave.And…

  • Feeling good

    Feeling good

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    Sarah
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    Yesterday I called in sick. I said I wasn’t feeling well. Which wasn’t not true. But I haven’t been feeling well for a couple of years at least. The real reason I called in had to do with “self care” and holding myself accountable.

  • All the feelings….

    All the feelings….

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    I went through a particularly bad spell in November where I had a mini breakdown at work while reading picture books. Nervous exhaustion meets quiet room.

  • Do I like my job?

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    This morning my son and I had a really good discussion. He told me that he really doesn’t like his in class time at school. I told him that we could look at other schools that might suit his learning styles better, but he doesn’t want to change schools. And at this point in the…

  • Full moon morning

    Full moon morning

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    Sarah
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    Maka’s inside watching tvAnd I made a fire outsideSipping my coffeeWith warm knees and cheeksAnd I can finally seePart of the moon -Her light -From behind clouds and treeA long time agoI did this more oftenThis honoring of you – moonAnd me, and womenAnd lifeI want to do it moreAgain

  • The clank from the yard at night

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    I heard the metal pail in the backyard being clanked around and thought what the heck…

  • Meh

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    I’m here at this place on Mondays. It’s because my library’s administration couldn’t be bothered to make logical decisions based on locations and populations and instead took the easy way out by “letting” the managers figure it out on their own. It will likely be this way forever until my branch closes for a remodel…

  • Grateful

    Grateful

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    This morning I am grateful for so many things:

  • What a week

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    I’m back at home with my child again this week due to a second quarantine from his school in less than a month.