Lorna

I met Lorna at the Center For Positive Thought. James introduced me to her. I signed up for her acting class. And she assigned the book, Woman and Nature (The Roaring Inside Her) by Susan Griffin. That was the beginning of our 40+ year friendship that became a sisterhood and family. Yesterday I learned she may not live a month. Breast cancer has returned. It is in her bones, spine, liver and around the brain. I'll be saying goodbye to one of my oldest and dearest friends. It hurts. I'll have the book but she will be gone. Surreal concept don't you think? One reason I love books. I can the memory that is attached to the book. The memory is as important as the book.

5/24/2020

Struggle every day. 

The first time I walked into a room of people to whom I did not have to explain myself.  I was understood without having to explain who I was. What came as an additional gift was the freedom to explore who you might want to be. There was a growing force for change and those of us who believed gathered at places like the Center For Positive Thought. Indulging my fears would have destroyed my life and my daughter's life. The only choice for my survival was self empowerment.