Bright Side of the Road

May 3

May 3 Different Directions

Erin Huttlinger

interpersonal, identity

Most of us have the luxury of enough emotional space to figure it out as we go.

Apr 26

Apr 26 Life Flight

Erin Huttlinger

reflection

I watched everyone walking from building to building—doctors, the problem solvers—bustling to see their next patient

Apr 19

Apr 19 The Edge

Erin Huttlinger

interpersonal

A control freak such as myself does not like to be surprised, especially by her own emotions.

Apr 11

Apr 11 The List

Erin Huttlinger

reflection

The only way his family saw him was if they bought tickets to a show. Such is the life of a working musician.

Apr 5

Apr 5 The Widow Protection Program

Erin Huttlinger

identity

They wouldn’t know who I am, or what my story was

Mar 28

Mar 28 The Introvert

Erin Huttlinger

interpersonal, identity

I didn’t grow up thinking that my introversion would ever be an asset, but in this particular case I think it is

Mar 21

Mar 21 Collateral Damage

Erin Huttlinger

interpersonal

There’s always this kind of collateral damage–not the main hit, the center of the bullseye

Mar 14

Mar 14 Down The Rabbit Hole

Erin Huttlinger

reflection

It reminds me of why I loved him as a player—why I loved him as a person.

Mar 7

Mar 7 Second Tier

Erin Huttlinger

interpersonal

I don’t want to call them angels because that’s a huge responsibility for them, but they are kind-hearted spirits who are mindful of their effect on me.

Mar 1

Mar 1 Showers

Erin Huttlinger

reflection

The shower has become a space where I tend to have the gloomier flashbacks

Feb 21

Feb 21 Progress?

Erin Huttlinger

reflection

I experience the memories on a very physical level, and my brain doesn’t know the difference

Feb 15

Feb 15 Valentine's Day

Erin Huttlinger

milestones

That was always my favorite thing to do, and his as well—the serenader and serenadee.

Feb 8

Feb 8 How Did He Do It?

Erin Huttlinger

reflection

How did he come home, after having been hospitalized for 10 days following a massive stroke and practice his guitar with any level of belief that it would get better?

Feb 1

Feb 1 The Bathroom Blinds

Erin Huttlinger

reflection

It’s strange how certain things have burned into my memory like a bright light burns into your retina. The residual effect just lingers.

Jan 24

Jan 24 The Dryer Buzzer

Erin Huttlinger

milestones

I like to think I did all the right things. I told her that she didn’t have to make such a sacrifice, and that I would survive—that her visits were wonderful, but that she didn’t have to uproot her whole way of life for me

Jan 17

Jan 17 For Pete's Sake

Erin Huttlinger

milestones

Slowly, one-by-one, the performers who so graciously agreed to perform for free, trickled in through the backstage entrance

Jan 11

Jan 11 Mutually Beneficial

Erin Huttlinger

interpersonal

What to me sounds like a story with a sad ending, is really a story that’s 99.9% made of resilience and miracles, and that’s the story they want to hear

Jan 3

Jan 3 The Hug

Erin Huttlinger

interpersonal

I only had time to speak with them about five minutes each. I tried to ask them very specific questions about how they were coping

Dec 28

Dec 28 The Joy Gap (revisited)

Erin Huttlinger

reflection

Okay, here it is. The answer to the question everyone has been asking me… “How are your holidays going?”

Dec 21

Dec 21 Answering The Call

Erin Huttlinger

identity

Hi.

May 3 Different Directions

Most of us have the luxury of enough emotional space to figure it out as we go.

Apr 26 Life Flight

I watched everyone walking from building to building—doctors, the problem solvers—bustling to see their next patient

Apr 19 The Edge

A control freak such as myself does not like to be surprised, especially by her own emotions.

Apr 11 The List

The only way his family saw him was if they bought tickets to a show. Such is the life of a working musician.

Apr 5 The Widow Protection Program

They wouldn’t know who I am, or what my story was

Mar 28 The Introvert

I didn’t grow up thinking that my introversion would ever be an asset, but in this particular case I think it is

Mar 14 Down The Rabbit Hole

It reminds me of why I loved him as a player—why I loved him as a person.

Mar 7 Second Tier

I don’t want to call them angels because that’s a huge responsibility for them, but they are kind-hearted spirits who are mindful of their effect on me.

Mar 1 Showers

The shower has become a space where I tend to have the gloomier flashbacks

Feb 21 Progress?

I experience the memories on a very physical level, and my brain doesn’t know the difference

Feb 15 Valentine's Day

That was always my favorite thing to do, and his as well—the serenader and serenadee.

Feb 8 How Did He Do It?

How did he come home, after having been hospitalized for 10 days following a massive stroke and practice his guitar with any level of belief that it would get better?

Feb 1 The Bathroom Blinds

It’s strange how certain things have burned into my memory like a bright light burns into your retina. The residual effect just lingers.

Jan 24 The Dryer Buzzer

I like to think I did all the right things. I told her that she didn’t have to make such a sacrifice, and that I would survive—that her visits were wonderful, but that she didn’t have to uproot her whole way of life for me

Jan 17 For Pete's Sake

Slowly, one-by-one, the performers who so graciously agreed to perform for free, trickled in through the backstage entrance

Jan 11 Mutually Beneficial

What to me sounds like a story with a sad ending, is really a story that’s 99.9% made of resilience and miracles, and that’s the story they want to hear

Jan 3 The Hug

I only had time to speak with them about five minutes each. I tried to ask them very specific questions about how they were coping

Dec 28 The Joy Gap (revisited)

Okay, here it is. The answer to the question everyone has been asking me… “How are your holidays going?”

Dec 21 Answering The Call

I honestly don’t know if a person can have a third calling. It seems that it would become diluted