GiST #66

1. I felt a sudden connection to my "inner child" this morning, catching a glimpse of the hurt and angry little one who was acted out school but still didn't get "help". It's the first time I've truly and honestly seen and felt that. Tears came, feeling empathy ... and recognizing that these were sort of healing tears.

2. I finished Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane and blogged about it. I just started I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou.

3. I had memories popping up like mad last night and I rushed to write them all down. I haven't sat down to examine them and try to figure out what exactly was driving my "acting out" in school but I think I will. I think my anger surfaced in school because it had to come out somewhere, I didn't know what else to do with it, and school was a "safer" environment than home. That's a start.

4. Successfully helped TB clip the nails of five of our six kitties. No more hurtful scratchies for awhile! :)

5. Looking forward to this evening's bariatric support group meeting. The speaker is a person that I greatly admire and respect. She's going to be collecting favorite recipes to compile into a book just for us bariatric surgery folks!