I have been pretty sick for a while
so that is why I may have seemed silent
When I am not well I disconnect
and relax until I feel better
I know it can be testing for some of my friendships
I hope that you can be patient
My mother’s prognosis is not good
and that is making me anxious
I am not sleeping well
so I am feeling fragile
The basement flooded the other week
just what I needed
Sometimes it feels like chaos
I begin to explore different ways of thinking
In all of this, there is love and life
and things can induce laughter
When the cleaners came to restore the basement
they got rid of what was contaminated
And that which could be salvaged
was put in boxes which they labelled
The other day I noticed the box
the one that you see in the picture
Someone has a sense of humour
and the moment induced a smile and laughter
It also made me wonder
I haven’t opened it, curious but cautious
There is a history of a family scattered through this house
they may seem like stuff, but they are also memories
The Easy Bake Oven, Ker-Plunk
Lite Brite shines on the silver linings
A Patient Voice 
I hope you are well.
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sending healing thoughts and prayers, ah yes, the old light brite…..so many ruined black sheets of paper with that one 🙂 but always so much fun ❤
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tales from the crawlspace… I think we all have a few of those, I have more than a few!
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I am not surprised. 🙂 Harlon
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Ah! Kerplunk!!!! I lovee that game 😁
I understand the concept of shutting down sometimes when it feels too hard to do…well…anything!
I am sorry to hear about your Mom…I send love and healing to you both. Take care of yourself, my friend. It is so easy to neglect what we need…especially when we are shut down.
Much love and understanding 💜💜
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Thank you Lorrie! Kerplunk is a classic! Thanks for the gentle reminder to take care of myself. sometimes I do neglect taking time to relax or step away for a moment and do the things I enjoy or need to do or to simply “chillax”. You always put a smile on my face. Thanks for the love and understanding. Hugs, Harlon
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Thank you, Harlon 😁 I’m really happy we are friends 💜 Sending lots of love and compassion for all you are going through.
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Glad that you’re feeling better. Nothing better then rest to recharge our energies 🙂
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I smiled at your box too! I am sorry to hear you have been unwell and your mum’s prognosis not being good. Please take care and God’s blessings!
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It’s good to relax and nurture ourselves when feeling sick or even just tired. I love how life/God/The Universe gives us little treats to keep us going when things are hard. And I love how you appreciate this one.
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Keep getting better! 🙂
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I’m glad you’re feeling so much better Harlon. Keep at it and keep smiling,
Hugs
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I’m so sorry you have not felt well.:( I smiled at your box too!:)
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I’m feeling better, but hence my silence. I’ve missed you and your stellar blog posts.
And am glad that you saw the humour in the box label – an interesting combination of contents, now I’m wondering about my parents… 🙂 xoxo Harlon
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I’m so glad! I’ve missed you too! 🙂 lol looks like they had a life! Always a good thing!😄😊😄
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We all have our share of time that doesn’t see our side of life,we have to
Reconfigure our time to fit in life’s conformity,sweeping the dust underneath the rug,finding time to relax
Or relaxing with time
You hang in there Harlon
You know where to find me
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