MEMORIES
 

I am writing because I am feeling very frustrated.  I have a lot of work to do, and yet all I want to do is just get out of Massachusetts and move to California.  I am not feeling happy in Massachusetts.  I am feeling much love from California.  Everyone here I am going to say goodbye to so let’s get it over with.

I carry a lot of stress in my body from memories.  I have memories of Lizzie bright and clear; happy times and last year – not happy times.  I have memories of Asha and Ishana and how we were all happy together and functioning together like I thought a close family should.  Those memories stopped in their tracks as of February of 2006.  We haven’t talked in over a year, except with the lawyer present or their lawyer to my lawyer.  No more memories going to build there.  That makes me cry.

I have memories of my sister, Mary, and how much fun we used to have together.  I often felt like I had a sister when she was okay to deal with.  No those memories stopped because she’s blaming me for whatever with her daughter and my mom.   I haven’t talked to my sister Pat in over a year because I made the decision not to talk with her as she was/is making decisions that are not healthy for her, not helpful to mom and I could not support them because of her choices of Anna or mom.

I am calling my mom once a week, and I know that she’s made at me.  She told me she is mad at me because she says I lied to her.  Okay.  Whatever.

I am going to say goodbye to my choir so let’s just get it over with.  I will miss Morning Star very much and Moonlight.  I will miss singing in the choir.  I will miss all the women.  I will miss my usual schedule and singing solo. 

I am going to miss seeing my daughters, especially Lindsey.  Though she is very troubled at times, I have had an important role in her life, and I am stepping out of it.   I am stepping out of Marcy’s life by living in California and she’s upset about it.  I am not upset that she’s made, but I am upset that I am still here and not on the other side building my relationship with both of them.

I won’t be able to see Diana until December when Thea and I come back.  What if it doesn’t work out with Thea???? What if I am not happy living at Shalla’s house?  I like my own stuff around me.  I like my office and my meditation room.  Now I am going to be sharing space with Thea.  What if I don’t like doing that?  What if my life becomes more complicated because of living in California?  What about the air I will breathe?  What about the money I have to make?  What if I lose my focus and don’t succeed?  I know I am scared.  The days are dragging by and I just wait and wait.  I don’t really care about anything around here any more.  I am living in CA on CA time, though I am trying to make a change so I can get enough sleep.

I feel like I’ve outgrown MA and want to get away from everything.  I feel like I am disappointing everyone and just want to disappear so they don’t have to say goodbye to me.

 

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