A Right to Sit

I went into DD to order a multi-grain bagel. There was a customer sitting by the window. I would have paid no further attention to him, except he began talking rapidly. He seemed to be talking to no one in particular, but he sounded angry.
"I got a right to sit!"
"I shoulda snuck him!"
"Grabbing me by my right arm!"
He said each of these sentences about three times each, and then he repeated them. He took a sip from his iced coffee. He looked around. He repeated those sentences. He took another sip of coffee. He pulled his cap down over his eyes.
The DD staffers watched him with caution, but said nothing. I was careful not to stare, but I knew if he got out of his seat, I was going to stay out of his way. Other customers sat on the other side of the store, away from him.
I didn't know how to help. When I mentioned this episode to a counselor friend of mine, she reminded me that there are many people wandering around our cities with mental illness who don't get the assistance they need. So sad.
Sylvia
www.sylviabrownroberts.com

Now I see you. Now I don't.

Has this ever happened to you?
Today I saw a lady in a store who I'd just seen earlier at a place we both attend on a regular basis. Let's call the place the library. When we're at the library, we greet each other. However, if she sees me in any place other than the library, she looks at me with a blank stare, like she has no idea who I am. If I greet her outside the library, she acts as if she doesn't hear me. Today was the third time she's done this. If it bothered me, I'd ask her why she only appears to recognize me when she sees me at the library. It doesn't bother me. I just think it's a little odd. Oh, well. Onward and upward.
Smiles,
Sylvia
www.sylviabrownroberts.com

Real Woman Magazine Fall 2015

In an earlier post, I shared

a selfie of me at a photo shoot for an article about me and three other women breast cancer survivors. Here's the cover of the Fall 2015 issue of Real Woman magazine. It's a foldout, when opened, all of us are visible. This was a meaningful experience for me. Please view the digital issue of the magazine at
realwomanonline.com

Thanks,
Sylvia