Dear Life, I celebrate this day with reflection of the past year 2023 and my intentions for 2024. This evening, I will go to a recovery meeting 6-7pm, with appreciation that this community has helped me sustain my sobriety since 1981. I hope I helped a few souls along the way. Then a couple of friends will join me at my home for dinner. I feel gratitude, peace, joy, and love in my heart. Thank you, family and friends, for your support and care, prayers and gifts given to me freely this past year. I send you my love beyond measure.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose

Dear Life, While in the hospital, I wore a purple wrist band for 6 days that had only three letters on it: DNR, Do Not Resuscitate. When you can’t breathe, have no strength, and need assistance to walk, those “letters” have real meaning. It was unsettling but it’s in my living will. I’m grateful the powerful infusions of anti-viral drugs did the job of clearing my lungs and eliminating Covid. I made this collage. Hoping not to have any more “bracelets” from the hospital in my future. I am grateful to be upright and feeling my powerful Life Force. Resilient and Resurrecting!
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose

Collage 12.27.2023

Dear Life, This season, I’ve quietly thought about the past holidays: childhood excitement and the belief in Santa Claus, decorating the tree and lighting up the house, going on drives to see decorations, the Radio City Rockettes Christmas Spectacular, storefronts and Rockefeller Center tree in NYC, making “homemade” gifts, baking cookies and cooking special meals, gathering with family and friends, going to “midnight mass” with my Catholic father and siblings, coming to Santa Fe in 1989 and experiencing the magic of Christmas here with farolitos and luminaries all along Canyon Road, the plaza downtown and adobe homes. Old traditions and new. Love and light.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose

Dear Life, Why did Mommy put me on this scary “ass” man’s lap? (Notice the game to my left!) Wise at One! Santa’s Sleigh has taken another revolution around the planet, delighting children and families with celebratory traditions. Wherever you are, whomever you’re with, however you celebrate this day, know you are loved, my Spirit to yours.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose

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Dear Life, The planet has moved around the sun 365 days since this photo and I am still here, celebrating Solstice with you. My gratitude extends within the Still Point of today’s perfect balance of light and dark. And my joy expands outward as each day will bring a few more minutes of light. Lean into love. It heals and makes us our best selves.
Love to everyone!
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose

PRM 12.2023

Dear Life: Best News: I am home from the hospital. Breathing and feeling better. Thank you for all the loving prayers. We did it!
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose

Dear Life, I am still testing positive and homebound after 13 days. Extreme fatigue and body aches as coughing persists. No appetite. And other symptoms. Please send me healing energy.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose

Dear Life, I have Covid. Been in bed for three days. My theory that all the cancer drugs I take would make me immune proved to be false! Moan.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose

Dear Life, I wish all of you, my family and friends, a peaceful and happy Thanksgiving. My life is filled with gifts shining within me and all around me. For starters I AM ALIVE> feeling healthy and strong, enjoying loving relationships and a creative life. Please take a moment today to look in the mirror (or selfie) and see the beautiful person you are then look into the eyes of whoever is in your circle today, and see that same beauty, the Light of Love.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose

PRM 2023