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This Beautiful Princess Daisy at Hofburg Palace in Vienna at the SugarBaker Ball January 2026     Another picture at the palace - she is so splendid!   And then there's these two - silly and serious and inseparable! January started with a positive vibe. I worked on New Year's Day and despite terrible staffing at work  and a confrontational and uncomfortable Union quarterly leadership meeting in mid-December, work has had "moments of glory." Sitting with patients as they are unburdening their souls and their hearts, sitting with them in that painful processing of difficult emotions and painful realities of their mental illness burden and all that means for them. Holding space and letting them have a safe "landing pad" - a listening ear and comforting spirit has been marvelous to behold. I am able to provide words of wisdom and encouragement and kindness. I feel that there are moments when I am talking with and listening to patients where I feel the presence o...