Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and what else is going on this week

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Top two rows are stitched together, with the third pinned and waiting.

Welp, as my eldest likes to say, it's Tuesday. The equinox has occurred, fall in place mostly in the lessening daylight, although this morning we started with clear skies and bright sun, once the sun rose, lol. I was knocked off my feet over the weekend, just starting to feel human again. Sometimes life throw curve balls, and we end up on our backsides, wondering what the hey's going on.

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Three of my beloveds have taken their lives, including my brother and niece. I wanted to write something meaningful about the subject, but now I feel like I'm just scraping the surface, yet it's imperative to tell those we love who are fighting depression that we are here for them, that they matter.

988 is the number to call or text if you need help. For veterans, call 988 and press 1 to connect with counselors who understand your experiences. Please know that so many love you!!!

After my brother died, I wondered what life would be like. We were living in the UK then, so it wasn't like I saw him all the time, but we exchanged letters and, welp, then he was gone. That was twenty-eight years ago, nearly half my life. He floats like a faint memory, becoming less of my life and yet.... He remains a part of me, no way to deny he existed. The pain of his death is like a faded scar on my hand that I notice when the light hits it just right. What caused that injury and the ensuing agony is long gone, yet never forgotten.

I'm hoping to visit the chickens today; I can see them from the living room and they look HUGE! A shower would be nice too. That we're enjoying a sunny day helps immensely, not that I lament not being outside, only that I can sit in a rocking chair this afternoon as the dipping afternoon sun spills into the room, warming my toes, then legs, then the rest of me until the sun slips behind the treeline. The sun's angle has altered considerably, but we're moving into the last week of September. My brother would have turned fifty-three this month, damn his ass. I guess that scar isn't as faded as I'd like to imagine.

988; call this number if you need help. People love you. You matter. Life is at times hard as hell; it's also beautiful, hilarious, sweet and sunny. We want to love you, not ponder a memory.

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