This time of year I am usually struggling with a serious bout of depression. The winter weather gives me cabin fever and the ice and snow compound on top of that. But, this year is different.

The last ten years of my wife’s life were a string of hospital visits streaming from end to end. Being in the caregiver mode was a stressful time. Then after she died I faced a retirement community of about 200 people who just didn’t seem to want to even know me. I now realize that a big part of that was that they just didn’t know how to get beyond my deafness and were annoyed that I talked louder than them. Put my Autism traits on top of that and I felt persona-non-grata. I spent three stressful years in this mode of trying to fit in… and then I re-discovered LOMO.

Life-On-My-Own

Rather than be in a constant state of irritation and depression I decided to go back almost 40 years to my pre-married state. I have always enjoyed my own company and doing things I want to do. In the last year, LOMO has again become a serious part of my life, and I love it. I am fully engulfed in “Having My Say” stories here on RJsCorner. Putting my newly discovered “Artsy” life on top of that is like a cherry on top of my sundae (cherries are my favorite fruit 🤪).

I have discovered that as the banner above says peace comes from within. I shouldn’t have expected to find it any other way. I totally realize that my solution is also “Life On The Margins”. but since that has been where I have always lived it is a perfect fit.

If you want to see some more stories about living life on the margins click on that name in the menu that is above every page on this blog.