tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post3556754920443709475..comments2023-09-26T05:33:04.420-07:00Comments on Marylinn Kelly: A gift? Are you sure? It doesn't look like one.Marylinn Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-32737395349712560272014-04-17T09:42:13.005-07:002014-04-17T09:42:13.005-07:00Kass - I knew what you meant. Among my greatest b...Kass - I knew what you meant. Among my greatest blessings, my son is the greatest, never fails to make me laugh. Learning to treat ourselves gently, as precious creatures, is no small task and, at least for me, requires me to adjust my thinking on how I treat myself and why. Not easy, not even close. xoxoMarylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-50244842091943224232014-04-17T07:48:44.416-07:002014-04-17T07:48:44.416-07:00Thanks for that response. I'm spending some ti...Thanks for that response. I'm spending some time musing about it. Of course I meant "many" instead of "my."<br /><br />"Vortex of suckage." Love this, and love your son's expressiveness.Kasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233330248952156754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-38559853677183770772014-04-13T13:19:56.535-07:002014-04-13T13:19:56.535-07:00Kass - Thank you and yes, I imagine we do have man...Kass - Thank you and yes, I imagine we do have many experiences and responses in common. Without a succession of anti-depressants, I don't know what my story would be, nor do I want to. As with most of life, very little is "one size fits all." There can be enormous benefit from medication, some help with the heavy lifting. Having to do everything adds to the feelings of overwhelm. I don't believe we are intended to have to feel as though we must outrun ourselves, always stay at least a nose ahead in the race against what my son might call "the vortex of suckage." Creative work - and gratitude that it is part of this earthly assignment - makes a tremendous difference. It has saved me more times than I can count. The best we can do is be still as long and as often as possible and listen to our highest wisdom. I know you know. xoMarylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-88070476544657479632014-04-12T07:22:07.979-07:002014-04-12T07:22:07.979-07:00The way you write about your experiences is so com...The way you write about your experiences is so compelling. I feel like we have had a lot of the same experiences and reactions. Depression, men, anxiety, medication, art - how we fit into the milieu....<br /><br />I've been told by psychiatrists I should be on Zoloft the rest of my life. Recently Luvox was suggested for my obsessive negative thinking. I don't take anything. I just work like hell doing creative things. My daughter keeps trying to get me to medicate because at age 66 I should be thinking of how my good years I might have left.Kasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233330248952156754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-87304494624755328682014-04-11T18:32:38.583-07:002014-04-11T18:32:38.583-07:00Erin - That is what I have come to believe as well...Erin - That is what I have come to believe as well. Again, I have seen it, experienced it, too many times not to believe. And I also believe the same for you with your current treatment, the unknowns that occur in all our lives. My clearest lesson came through my son's illness. Meanwhile, they keep baking shortbread, whew. xoMarylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-21795129743229922902014-04-11T15:27:55.889-07:002014-04-11T15:27:55.889-07:00One thing I've found true in my life is that w...One thing I've found true in my life is that when I can look back at a situation from the vantage point of a few months, a year or more,and in one case 30 years - I find that hard as it is to accept at the time - things always happen for a reason. And, interestingly enough, I still believe that today, despite the chemo filling my veins. Somehow, some way, everything that comes to us has a reason and at some point we look back and say "Ah, yes, now I see!"<br />But, yeah, I totally get it about shortbread - they all have my name on them too!<br />Erin Erin in Morro Bayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06837848620673552009noreply@blogger.com