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My sweet friend, Amy, is smart and adventurous and capable. On top of working full time and taking care of her family, she is also a writer. One day, she invited me on a walk around town and we chatted about why we write. She reminded me that my original goal in creating this blog was to spread joy. Our time together reminded me that there will always be a need for gentle, generous perspectives which are so easily overlooked or smothered in our society these days.

So I'm back. It's been about six months, and you guys have been on my mind! I'm sorry to have left so abruptly without explanation. Apparently, I have learned NOTHING from Blue's Clues.

Remember Steve from Blue’s Clues? Just drove off one day and left us with his “cousin,” Joe, who we happened to never even hear of before. One day, Joe just took over Steve’s house , TAKING CARE OF HIS DOG, sharing his Thinking Chair, and chatting up the salt and pepper from France.

Went to college, he said. I’m so sure. Zero discussion of the capitalism and questionable value of SAT scores? No whining about lame questions on application essays? Not even ONE trip to Bed Bath & Beyond with a 20% off coupon in hand before he left? A Clue! A Clue!

And are you trying to tell me that not even ONE of those pieces of mail that made you want to wag your tail was a college acceptance letter?

But here’s what I DID learn from Steve. I owe you an apology. Sorry for ghosting you guys. I appreciate those of you who checked in on me. I’m doing just fine. Just working more hours which has been great, since that means that Family Promise is contributing more toward our mission of ending homelessness. 

And I’ve recently re-committed to some inner work through regular meditation, journaling, and therapy, which feel kind of all-consuming. Sometimes even a little brutal. It probably wouldn’t be so exhausting if I weren’t such a hot mess, but I yam who I yam.

Amy’s article about our walk together was published in the March 2022 edition of Lake Oswego Living and it made me smile. I hope it makes you smile as well. Thanks for sticking around with me, my friends!