Yesterday was lovely. Rob drove me to a checkup with my neurologist. I was early and so was he! That doesn’t happen very often. He cut out the drug that often causes memory loss and I appreciated that.

Rob and I then had a late afternoon lunch out. It is rare for me to eat out these days. We both had a burger and fries. I only ate half my burger and I was so full that I skipped dinner altogether.

The December blues are not as bad as they once were. This will be our eighteenth Christmas without Bob, so we have given up any and all expectations about what a Christmas should look and feel like.

I am not a holiday person anyway except for the food. I love sugary treats, but my A1C is a bit high, so I should only eat a minimum of them.

There may be a “reason for the season” as they say, but my season extends to all year ‘round. So no worries there.

The Work is energy work. It is about giving up negativity, which is only partially possible while we are in the body. Society gives no credence to authenticity; instead it runs on unreality and impossible expectations.

Once you see this, you must not stop there. Oh, no. The lack of authenticity lies within us and we must learn to be witnesses to negativity and not try to change it. Trying to change things only monkeys up the works.

No use pointing the finger at others; point to your very own ego as the root cause of your suffering. It will fight like hell to stay alive in you.

Today I am going to do some light housework broken by the heavy lifting of sitting silently, doing nothing. You know what they say, “that is how the grass grows, all by itself.” No mention of a Christmas tree at all!

Vicki Woodyard