I am heading back to my hometown of Saskatoon next week for the first time since my father’s death & my breast cancer diagnosis and treatment (aka the surreal past 6 months of my life). Joni Mitchell is from Saskatoon & that album cover always reminds me of Canadian winters. I will listen to the album when I need some comfort, thank you. And I am so relieved for you and your family that it was a false alarm. Sending love.
Saskatoon! Yes, I hope Joni can bring comfort and "Buddha energy" as you embark on this momentous, complex homecoming. Sending love, backwards to the last six months, and forward to the bright, most hopeful future. :)
Just this week I’ve been wondering where you’ve been and hoping all was well. It’s a joy and comfort to read your words once again. I love the pictures you paint of a New York I’m not sure exists anymore. It brings me back to my own youth. As you said, how does the time pass so quickly? So glad you and Lou are ok. ❤️
I told my family doc last week that if I just knew what was going to happen with my husband’s cancer that I could be ok. He took my hand and said, “here’s the thing. We don’t know what’s going to happen.”
I have a son who is one year sober. And even with a year under their belt I spend too many hours worrying about the unknown of it all.
Lately I am able to occasionally fall deep into accepting all the balls in the air but do I ever wish they weren’t there. Life in uncertainty can be so exhausting. Glad I’m not doing it all alone. Thankful for the shared journey with wise women like you.
Alexa, I've been reading your essays for years, and often think of you and what you've been through (and your resilience) when I'm going through something medically scary. You've helped me, and I'm glad it was a false alarm, although alarms still suck.
Thank you so much for this message :) and for reading all these years! I'm so glad my words continue to resonate. Alarms do still suck, I've learned to allow myself to feel the feelings, and to share them, too.
I am heading back to my hometown of Saskatoon next week for the first time since my father’s death & my breast cancer diagnosis and treatment (aka the surreal past 6 months of my life). Joni Mitchell is from Saskatoon & that album cover always reminds me of Canadian winters. I will listen to the album when I need some comfort, thank you. And I am so relieved for you and your family that it was a false alarm. Sending love.
Saskatoon! Yes, I hope Joni can bring comfort and "Buddha energy" as you embark on this momentous, complex homecoming. Sending love, backwards to the last six months, and forward to the bright, most hopeful future. :)
Thank goodness 🩷🩷
Thank you :)
Just this week I’ve been wondering where you’ve been and hoping all was well. It’s a joy and comfort to read your words once again. I love the pictures you paint of a New York I’m not sure exists anymore. It brings me back to my own youth. As you said, how does the time pass so quickly? So glad you and Lou are ok. ❤️
Thank you so much :) Here's to the New York of memory! And smooth roads ahead for us all. So glad you're here!
love you Alexa! Thank you for this!!
Love you back, beautiful bright Starr xx
Beautiful!
Thank you sister!
I’m so glad you and Lou are ok.
I told my family doc last week that if I just knew what was going to happen with my husband’s cancer that I could be ok. He took my hand and said, “here’s the thing. We don’t know what’s going to happen.”
I have a son who is one year sober. And even with a year under their belt I spend too many hours worrying about the unknown of it all.
Lately I am able to occasionally fall deep into accepting all the balls in the air but do I ever wish they weren’t there. Life in uncertainty can be so exhausting. Glad I’m not doing it all alone. Thankful for the shared journey with wise women like you.
Thank you for sharing, and for reading. Hoping Joni can comfort us all. :)
Alexa, I've been reading your essays for years, and often think of you and what you've been through (and your resilience) when I'm going through something medically scary. You've helped me, and I'm glad it was a false alarm, although alarms still suck.
Thank you so much for this message :) and for reading all these years! I'm so glad my words continue to resonate. Alarms do still suck, I've learned to allow myself to feel the feelings, and to share them, too.
I am so glad for the false alarm and that Joni is still singing in her inimitable way for all of us.
Joni never disappoints :) xx