Distancing Ourselves from Love

In almost every aspect of life we are creating distance.  It's a disturbingly seamless progression.  The pendulum of modern convenience has swung wide.

• Processed foods are only food in the sense that we eat it.
• Online communication is not a substitute for company.
• We have more gadgets imaginable for containing babies.
• Children's lives are structured, scheduled from dawn to dusk.
• Many of us do not or cannot eat family meals.
• Together time is watching TV.

Update Long Overdue

This is my first post since May of last year.  I suppose I was just feeling beat down and tired.  In a year's time, I added three new diagnoses to my health record bringing my list of "invisible" illnesses up to five.  Then I had my gallbladder taken out.