Random Thoughts

The house is dusty.   The sheets need to be washed.   Visitors are coming and activities need to be planned. But first:   a PARADE. T oday (March 31) is International Transgender Day of Visibility.   Some of our neighbors tried to go into DC yesterday to celebrate at a big event, but traffic was horrendous due to another (BIGGER) event – the cherry blossoms are blooming .   The family tried to get into town, but traffic was so bad they eventually gave up.   I read a post about it on Facebook and said, “Hey, come march past our house , we will cheer for you!”.     They agreed, and with that, an idea was ready to turn into a PARADE . The only problem was, it was, the evening before…   There was no way this could actually become an “event”, but I sort of didn’t want it to be just me and my partner holding signs cheering as the neighbors marched by with their trans pride flags…   I put a post in the neighborhood Facebook page with the meeting spot and the time (an

I was reminded of something important this morning: Getting through difficult times can be less trying if you can find a way to let go and ACCEPT. I know, trust me I know , that is much easier to sit here and type than it is to DO when confronted by difficult situations in real life.   And yes, before you call it out, let me be the first to say that I know this example I am about to share is NOT (in the grand scheme of life and all of the horribleness humans must endure) a “ difficult situation ”.   But it was being in this situation that brought me a bit of clarity, which is why I want to express it here. We are on vacation in Florida.   We rented a condo on the beach.   Today’s forecast was something like 80% chance of rain.   So yeah, it was not looking like a beach day for us. But when we crawled out of bed at 10:30 am – the rain seemed to have passed.   The sand was wet from a storm, and the sky was grey and cloudy – but it seemed like we were in the clear and