remembering my mom, Wendy Lou Alford (1940 - 2001)

in the wee hours of the morning 22 years ago today, the Ides of March, my mom left her tired body. after seven years of a rollercoaster ride of hope and despair, and lingering for a month in hospital as she waited for a liver transplant which never came, she took one last look at those of us gathered around her bed and quietly slipped away. she was the same age as i am now.

personal musingsayreÁnna RossMarch 15, 2023mom, grief, remembering, memories, healing, forgiveness, honoringComment

for David, who died on a Thursday

last year, on Thursday July 21st, my uncle David left his earthly body.

personal musings, poetryayreÁnna RossSeptember 19, 2022forgiveness, healing, family, ancestors, deathComment

canary in the coal mine

if you really knew me, you’d know that lately i've been utterly overwhelmed by the sheer immensity of the words in my head and, in equal measure, the paralysis of self-doubt. on a nearly daily basis, i hear the opening lines for probably ten blogs. then i get busy (in other words, distracted, or, more honestly, avoidant) and don't write a single word. i have so many pieces started and very few finished. about all kinds of things- climate crisis, social justice, my personal journey.

RE:membering, personal musingsayreÁnna RossAugust 30, 2021healing, overwhelm, avoidance, extinction, climate crisis, canary in the coal mineComment

leaving The Refuge... a poem

we’ve been in our new home, “the Nest,” for exactly one month now, and to be honest it's been so healing for me in so many ways. there’s a multitude of new poems pouring out

personal musings, poetryayreÁnna RossApril 13, 2021Refuge, change, sunrises, healing, homeComment

healing bones

i’ve been feeling the call for sometime now to reconnect to the earth in a different way. for so long, i've felt disconnected, in my head.

personal musingsayreÁnna RossMarch 13, 2020healing, broken, Earth, giving up control, questions Comments

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