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Breakfast in Bed

Breakfast in Bed

My Honey brought me breakfast in bed this morning: French pressed dark roast coffee, a warm pain au chocolat, and freshly squeezed orange juice. They were all served with a big smile on his face. And then I woke up. …

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The Benefits of Water Exercise

I moved into my new place the beginning of August 2012 and in the process of bending, lifting, kneeling, carrying loads, cleaning, etc. I must have injured my right knee.  I have a high tolerance for pain and tend to …

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Monkey See, Monkey Do

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Imitation:  “The developing ability to mirror, repeat, and practice the actions of others, either immediately or later.”  California Department of Education This morning I stood in my kitchen, half-awake, and with some serious bed hair that would have rivaled Roseanne Roseannadanna.  …

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Acknowledgement and Thanks

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I announced on September 10, 2012 that my new website was completed.  As I reviewed the blog posts I realized they started right before I moved to England.  They’ve highlighted and chronicled my life since 2005.  What was interesting to …

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Mindfulness

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The clinician and writer in me struggled to find the right words to document after a session I had today with a client as well as something I needed to write for my business.  I thought the best course of …

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Report on California Coalition for Mental Health (CCMH) Meeting

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On behalf of the Occupational Therapy Association of California (OTAC) and the Psychiatric Occupational Therapy Action Coalition (POTAC), I attended the California Coalition for Mental Health (CCMH) meeting that was held on March 20, 2012 in Sacramento, CA. Below is an overview of the meeting.

After Peter Schroeder, CCMH president, welcomed the members and the minutes from the January 25, 2012 meeting were approved, the CCMH treasurer reported that the organization planned to contribute to Sacramento Advocacy Day on March 28, 2012, they welcomed the California Elder Mental Health and Aging Coalition as a new member, and voted regarding the Racial & Ethnic Mental Health Disparities Coalition (REMHDCO).

Spike Gillespie

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What did you want to be when you were a little girl?

I remember I always wanted to write, but I didn’t understand that you could do it as a job.

How old were you when you realized you wanted to be a writer?

When I was in first grade, we had an assignment by Mrs. Rosen where she wrote a word in a notebook and we had to go home and find a picture in a magazine to go with the word. I think that got me interested in magazines. I started writing a book when I was ten years old about a talking saxophone named Max. I was learning the saxophone.

What other roles do you want to have someday?

I really want to do healing work. I feel that I’ve been called to do it.

An Ex-boyfriend with a Memory Like a Sieve

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Last night, several of my friends and I went to a park in San Mateo to watch the fireworks. I bumped into a former boyfriend who I hadn’t seen in many years. When I said, “I’m Terry from Guildford Avenue,” the same street he lived on, my comment was met with a blank stare. Our interaction was a bit awkward particularly since my friends were listening to us. Back in the day he went so far as to give me a ring that belonged to his mother. The ring had a purple stone set in a gold setting and it looked expensive and huge. I was uncomfortable having it in my possession. The next day, he regretted giving me the ring and he asked for it back. You’d think he’d remember that situation or our relationship or maybe even me. Perhaps I shouldn’t have assumed he’d remember the same things from third grade like I still do.

Moist

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The New Yorker polled people for feedback as to which words should be eliminated from the English language and moist was one suggestion.

I immediately thought of the following:

San Francisco fog…Pomp and Circumstance at graduation…lips…the first time my daughter said, ”Mom”…bathroom mirror after a hot shower…Thanksgiving Day turkey…rainforest in Costa Rica…Gael Garcia Bernal…slow dancing in middle school… dropping a baton during a performance…giving a speech at my convocation…holding hands on a first date…my friend’s pants after gardening on a hot summer day in Austin…comforting a feverish loved one…

In the Middle of the Night

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These interruptions in the wee hours of the morning have got to stop, my dear. When I returned to San Francisco I realized how much I missed you. You welcomed me again with open arms. You brought me so much …

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