This or That_073

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A handwritten journal entry dated September 17, 2023, followed by another dated September 18, 2023, discussing personal and health updates.

Title: This or That_073
Alternative Title: This or That
Creator: Karen Blessen
Date: 2022-2023
Description: The image shows two pages of a handwritten journal. The left page is dated September 17, 2023, and the right page is dated September 18, 2023. The handwriting is in cursive and appears to be in black ink. There are no visible doodles or artwork on the pages. The pages are bound together, and the edges of the pages are slightly frayed, indicating they are part of a personal journal. The background is a dark surface, possibly a table or desk.
Identifier: B-2022_050622 to 2023 102523_THIS OR THAT
Dates Completed: May 6, 2022 - October 25, 2023
Keywords: Visual journal; Photographs; 2022; Deep rest; American LOVE Project; 29 Pieces; Sundown plans; Reinvigoration; This Moment in Time; Timeline; Loose ends; Original vision; Artists Making a Kinder World; Curriculum; Brandon Woodard; Prison; THIS OR THAT; IF THIS THEN THAT; Dhammapada; Eknath Easwaran; Meditation; Kelly’s mother; Grief; Anxiety; Summer heat; Garden loss; Nervous breakdown; Fort Worth; Hotel retreat; Art museums; Botanical garden; Construction noise; Emotional overwhelm; Daily choices; Goya; Beatrix Potter; Hokusai; Rico Lebrun; Future direction; Circumstantial clarity
Transcription: September 17, 2023
Kelly is doing well. Thank God. He's back to himself - eating, moving more, confidently engaging & ready to do. He's curious of hip replacement surgery - walker, leg pumps, bed rest. These health events, being dramatic + un-expected, sharp reminders of how I could be if Dan Sunday died suddenly. Chris, Carol, Cole, Posick. Here one day + gone the next. We are not immune. I felt ill prepared holding on to Kelly to home, to this life. To things that I feel still need doing. Unfinished business. And that showed me how much work I still have to do.

September 18, 2023
One day left in the BMCM Setu Retreat - for the 65+ and it's very rich, reasurably full of insights from Ew... and as well as the other participants.
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Is Part Of: This or That
Relation: Image Gallery