by Susan | Jan 17, 2024 | Awareness, Grief
Shortly after Mike died someone asked me if I was the type of widow who would not have another man in my life. I told her no and it wouldn’t be what Mike wanted for me. Almost six years later I don’t have a romantic interest. It’s not that I won’t. It’s that I have...
by Susan | Jan 10, 2024 | Awareness, Grief
Grief is not a disorder, a disease, or a sign of weakness. It is an emotional, physical, and spiritual necessity, the price you pay for love. The only cure for grief is to grieve. – Earl Grollman 2024 – how’s it been for you so far? In numerology, this year is...
by Susan | Dec 20, 2023 | Awareness, Grief
No one wants to talk about it or your loved one. It’s as if doing so would send you into a tailspin of grief. Anyone who has experienced the passing of a loved one can tell you that’s not the case. Yes, talking about a person you are grieving over will bring up...
by Susan | Dec 12, 2023 | Awareness, Relationships
The dog is watching the tinsel as I sit drinking my coffee with cookies. She’s funny that way, anything that makes a shift in the light. I’m preparing for family to arrive soon. The winter holidays can be stressful. Families don’t get along. They have grown up with...
by Susan | Dec 6, 2023 | Awareness
Everything was all a kerfuffle. The incessant braying of the donkeys and barking of the dog. What was going on to have everyone upset? Wait a minute – the donkeys are impatiently waiting for me to come with their feed and the dog joined in because that’s who she is....
by Susan | Nov 29, 2023 | Awareness
My computer was crashing last week – something, I’m told, Macs don’t do. My normal MO is to write this piece during our weekly writing group at 8:00 am on Mondays. We all throw out a word and are supposed to use all of them in our stream-of-consciousness writing. I...
