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Dear Friends, Wow, I appreciate your reception of our latest All Our Brave Hearts episode! Thank you. A lighter post for today: I am starting to run for exercise. A long time ago, Tara and I used to run together. She was a runner in high school, and was even co-captain of the cross countryContinue reading “Running again”

Dear Friends, I am glad to share that we have a new All Our Brave Hearts up. It is a bit outdated because spelling time is slow, but still relevant. It is a response to the video put out by a well-known speaking autistic figure. I will not say her name, but only describe theContinue reading “Back to Brave Hearts”

Dear Friends, Oh my goodness, feelings are so powerful! I am navigating big feelings and it is exhausting. I have been so sleepy lately. But that is still much better than being dysregulated. My heartache remains strong. But there is joy, too. January is usually like a mini-spring here, with flowers blooming. This year hasContinue reading “Feelings”

Dear Friends, I have so much on my mind. I am finding that I can handle my grief a bit better now. Thank you for your comments of support. It is a beautiful day here. I am so appreciating our climate here in San Diego. I know many of you are in harsher conditions. IContinue reading “A lot on my mind”

Dear Friends, Oh my goodness, my grief is so overwhelming. How to get through this? I know it will get easier with time, and I have been through immense grief before, but in this moment, it feel so very heavy. Thank you for your kind words of comfort. It has helped. My dysregulation has beenContinue reading “Heart in Pain”

Dear Friends, I am drowning in grief. We will let our dog Houdini go in a matter of hours. He has been declining for a while, so it is not unexpected. But it is too much on top of losing Hana unexpectedly just three weeks ago. I am so in pain over this dual loss.Continue reading “Loss Again”

Dear Friends, It is warm and dry during the days lately. Santa Ana conditions, which brings heated and energized air to the coast from the high desert. It is always a time of tension for my body. It is a lot to process. It feels like my nerves are ants. So uneasy. But I appreciateContinue reading “This Air + an Announcement”

Dear Friends, Thank you for your words of comfort as I mourn Hana. It helps. I am still so very sad and overwhelmed. But it is getting a bit more manageable bit by bit. This is so hard. The start of this new year is a lot to face in such a state. I trulyContinue reading “A New Year”

Dear Friends, I am heartbroken. We had to put our sweet Hana down over the weekend. It turns out her recent struggles were likely all from spleen cancer. But we only learned that when she was dying at the emergency vet. Our other vet didn’t catch it when we brought her in two weeks ago.Continue reading “A big loss”

Dear Friends, I am glad to finally present an All Our Brave Hearts episode, after an unplanned hiatus. This episode is about friendship. This topic is a long-time favorite of mine, as I am a naturally friendly guy who longed for friendships but couldn’t communicate that for most of my life. Making friends after gainingContinue reading “A Christmas gift: a belated All Our Brave Hearts episode”