i'm terribly good at saying no to myself. terribly. one would almost think its some sort of contest - my will against my what? my flagrant success? my sinful, wanton needs? shoot, man. self-abnegation is certainly not the american way, and it certainly doesn't seem to be lending itself to any peace, i can tell you that. great, so i abstain from alcohol, i abstain from night-time meetings, i abstain from sex, it seems, although that one is not so much by choice but by circumstance. . . i abstain from spending money... when i am low i actively stay away from all things that might possibly be an actual benefit to my psyche. - there are chocolate covered pretzels in the cabinet- full disclosure-
i can't even figure out anymore what it is that i want to say yes to. what are the things that i want in life? to feel ? most of my desires center around the kids, what i want for them, what i'd like to feel for them, what i'd like them to experience if they get the chance... so much so that when i get my minutes free and i've read the books, then i'm at a loss what to do- the laundry is running, the dishwasher is flooding, and i'm sometimes certain there is nothing left to do but socially network, and even that? not so good at it, just reading, not sharing. . . i think the point of it is to share, but i'm not so much with the sharing these days.
the walnut heart is taking its toll.
you've heard this before. here's newstuff. but not really, since there is nothing new under the sun, and i buy into that one wholeheartedly. (nut-heartedly)
my mom is having a hysterectomy this coming week, to try to remove cancer by removing the whole kit. and that is lurking on me... emotionally and logistically as i try to prepare to have her recovery take place in this 'family life'.
i miss my dad a lot because cancer is scary and he'd be doing all the stuff that i am, and more comfortingly for my mom, more privately, more assuredly.
the marriage is tricky and we're trying to work on it, which is scary, and isolating and heart-hurty.
the kids seem fine, much is needing to get done before the summer begins in two weeks. much will not get done.
i'm trying.
-wmx
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