My phone reminded me this morning that my brother's birthday is one week away. I had set it a week ahead to make sure I texted him to see what he wanted for his birthday and to find out if he'd like to get together for lunch on the weekend.
His ashes (some of them) were incorporated into this glass piece by an artist who calls himself Daniel Bourgeois. I really like this piece. The photo doesn't do it justice at all. I like the galaxy- like swirl in the center and the way the planet- like opal on the left side casts a shadow.
I ordered a smaller version of this as a pendant to hang from the rearview mirror of my brother's truck. It was actually Dave's idea to do that.
Yesterday I found a photo of the two of us that I hadn't seen in a long time, taken just before I moved to Japan. That was so long ago.
What is time even?
You can probably figure out how I am feeling about the current state of the country right now.
These are incredibly dark days. Dave and I have been dragging our feet on getting our new passports, but we finally made appointments to do it. It has to be done in person so we needed to make appointments and the soonest were for next month.
It's a few days later and I've had to take a break, a big one, from the news. I have to actively turn away from headlines when I'm online and I have to avoid looking at websites that just casually mention the horrible things that are going on in the country. I did this because my stress levels were climbing and of course that affects my health. Instead, I've been focusing on creativity and doing things that are meant to lower my stress levels.
I'm just trying to make it through all of this.
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