A different kind of holiday season.

I haven't been as consistent with my entries as I'd like to be lately. Some of it has been work related or schedule related but some of it has been some lingering aftermath of my mother's passing. Emotional challenges are normally the time when I become a more frequent contributor to this cause but I suppose this one has been quite different than any I have experienced before. I don't intend to paint the idea that I have been depressive or functionally out of sorts... I have just lacked the motivation to really dive into this writing for some reason. I know the cathartic value it has for me but I guess I have felt more inclined to linger a bit in the raw, unpolished, somewhat misunderstood emotions I have experienced along the way. I think there is some value to that as well, even if I was not specifically approaching it with that intent. Anyway... It does feel good to get some thoughts out now. I shouldn't be such a stranger to it.