While Organizing
by Shelley Pineo-Jensen, Ph.D.
December 2023
As I was organizing information
in my OneNote organizing tool
that I share with Mike,
on Friday evening,
I was overwhelmed with emotion
in realizing
how wonderful my life has been
and still is.
I can feel the reaper . . .
my parts
are all in decline . . .
but I can still walk, talk, and think.
ditto for Mike.
My analogy is the Nutcracker Ballet.
Threaded throughout,
and becoming more prominent
is the music
signaling the end
of the magical time.
I always start crying
at the end of the Nutcracker,
as I hear that thread of the music
heralding the end,
and that is exactly how I feel
about my life -
It's like a beautiful magical story
filled with the most amazing experiences.
And it is going to end.
I can feel the music
of the end,
feel the universe, the stars,
pulling back to the origin.
December 2023
As I was organizing information
in my OneNote organizing tool
that I share with Mike,
on Friday evening,
I was overwhelmed with emotion
in realizing
how wonderful my life has been
and still is.
I can feel the reaper . . .
my parts
are all in decline . . .
but I can still walk, talk, and think.
ditto for Mike.
My analogy is the Nutcracker Ballet.
Threaded throughout,
and becoming more prominent
is the music
signaling the end
of the magical time.
I always start crying
at the end of the Nutcracker,
as I hear that thread of the music
heralding the end,
and that is exactly how I feel
about my life -
It's like a beautiful magical story
filled with the most amazing experiences.
And it is going to end.
I can feel the music
of the end,
feel the universe, the stars,
pulling back to the origin.
