You’ve heard me whine. Yes, I’m still beyond broke, but I’m not more than a couple hundred dollars behind break-even. This is the other side.<\/p>\n
I am extremely grateful to my landlady and her mother for letting me rent this trailer. No, it’s not the Hilton, but it’s almost what I can afford and gives me my independence and lots of positive energy. The land is beautiful and inspiring. <\/p>\n
I am grateful for my many friends. I am extremely grateful for Larry Drain, who saw fit to establish a scholarship fund for the Tennessee Peer Support Conference, which paid for a hotel room Sunday nigtht and the conference itself on Monday; all I had to do was find gas money and maybe a little food money for Sunday night and the travel time. The hotel provided breakfast, and the conference provided a great lunch. I am especially grateful for Adriene (Sunshine), who befriended me at the conference and was a source of much humor (going both directions).<\/p>\n
I am extremely grateful for my friends Firecat and Silaureal. After the conference, I drove to their house in Shelbyville, where they provided dinner, friendship, a place to sleep Monday night, and then Firecat made 6 video recordings of my performing songs. I also left with a lot of love, 4 new hippos, two old computers (a Dell 450 MHz and an iMac G3), and a violin (!!!!!!!!!). Some of you know that I have always wanted to play violin — in 4th grade, my parents asked me what instrument I wanted to learn, and I said “violin”. My mother said, no, you’d break that, you’ll just share your brother’s trumpet we’re already renting.<\/p>\n
I am grateful for my mother, who, during a time when she has lost the man she has loved for 62.5 years, has been unstinting in her financial support of me. Yes, I could use help right now, my finances are really screwed, but she is still finding out what sources are paying her what amounts, as retirement pensions are converted to widow’s pensions and insurance payouts.<\/p>\n
I am grateful to the deity\/ies who have been peeking in on me and keeping me going. Aum Ardhanarishwara swarypaya Namaha! Aum gam Ganapatayei Namaha! Praise Goddess! Anyone and everyone, every facet of Divinity in my life, thank you for keeping me going. There have been times I was ready to give up, and was not allowed to.<\/p>\n
I am extremely grateful to the hundreds of people who have allowed me to touch their lives. This includes all the people in my online groups, all my ex-wives, ex-girlfriends, wannabe-girlfriends, everyone who has given me an excuse to go on living and feel great about it, even if only short-term. I am grateful for all the service agencies that have worked to keep me alive (most recently, Sisterhood Is Powerful!).<\/p>\n
I am grateful that I can cry, that I can laugh, that I can walk, that I have a car which runs (still owe some money on the last repair), and that I have enough food to keep going.<\/p>\n
All this and more. I always forget something. Oh yes, I am grateful for my cat, Dottie, and for Chrystal and Jeff who gave her to me and have even helped support her.<\/p>\n
Hugs,
Me<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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