Ceremonies are good

[Guest guest]

Dear all, as my surgery date draws near (Oct 4th) I've been giving

some thought about how I would like to commerate this passage in my

life. I was only going to send this message to my littermates ,

and but then I thought that some others might find this

of

interest too (either preop or post op - its never too late).

I am going to hold a candlelight ceremony (in my hotel room at the

Hawthorne? by the pool? we'll see)the night before our surgery to say

goodbye to the way things were. I will bring pieces of clothing from

home (perhaps an old pair of stretched out panties, a beautiful

blouse

stained on the bosom the first time out, a worn out pair of pants

with

the seams of the crotch all pilled and tearing)to either cut up in

little pieces and/or burn in a little bonfire (on the balconey or

bbq?). I will bring one or more of my sicko diet books (I have a

library full of all of them) to tear up and/or burn; I will bring

some

fleshy unsightly photos which I hate and still have and maybe some

paper and crayons and colored pencils and glue and a paint set and

sparkles to color a new me and a new life. I may write a poem to read

aloud. I invite my littermates to join me and either come with some

of

the things I've mentioned (bring scissors), or with whatever other

symbolism their imagination and creativity bring foward. Best,