Palm Trees & Dragonfly Dreams

One of the things we love is our 'Morning Walkies' Like most families that follow the Waldorf way of teaching It is part of our school curriculum , even though we are not 'hard-core' waldorf....we are more...ishy R2-D2 crocks and socks cause it's how we roll I like the contrast in colors the deep purple and pale green against the red stems A leaf imprint in the sidewalk A little toadstool hanging on A beautiful day to look up Air Plants- Bromolaides are abundant here Yellow bud Such great detail One of my favorite Florida flowers another toadstool

 A Day of Balance Today, September 4 back in 2002 was a day that ended my career and almost my life. Here I will share the pictures of that day. But...this is a day of balance for me. Today is the 14th Anniversary of that horrific day...but it marks a balance too. How do I explain? I loved this career and I was good at it! I took great pride in being able to bond with the children that I transported and keep them safe. I drove for 14 years. All that ended on this day. Ah, now you may see the balance. I have now NOT driven a school bus for as long as I HAD driven one. Do I miss it? Is my new life difficult? How do I feel? for over a decade I struggled with PTSD for quite a few of those years I was in a very low and dark place. I had 'lost' as it were "Me" I was walking around empty. void of life. hollow. dark. swallowed up by the pain. PAIN both physical and mental. alone. longing to find that which was lost but unable to find it. I did not seek help, I did not...