One of Those Novembers (With Pics)
I feel like I haven't drawn breath since Halloween, and December will probably feel every bit as fast moving. I didn't do any kind of gratitude focus for November and that probably didn't help but honestly, this was one of those months where I feel like my mind was on the eternal picture a great deal but I struggled to feel grateful. It got to the point where Terence banished me to sit outside in the sunlight in hopes that I could bring my mood up. It helped, but sometimes I guess you just have to grieve, and even sunlight doesn't help enough. My cousin Tara died on Halloween. Tara has been very public about her brain cancer journey, from when she was first diagnosed way back in the day to the increasingly brutal last weeks. (Early blogging days, if you remember those! Lately it was more on Instagram and Facebook.) I won't recap it here, but let's just say I have known some amazing people who radiate light and positivity and Tara was one of them. Even when you k...
