Grief's Journey

Went on a week long vaca with my girls & my sister & her family. We've been planing & making arrangements since January.

The place lived up to its reputation. We had such a fun vaca. Tried all the things I wouldn't have dreamed off if Mike was still here. But I thought "you only live once". Mike was never far from my mind. One of the things we shared was the love for the beach. We dreamed of having a beach house if ever we struck it rich.

We still have a hangover but I have to finish work stuff. I am so grateful my girls & I have this time together. Sharing in new experiences; Building new memories.

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So glad for you Linda. Sounds like a good birthday indeed. 

Congratulations Linda & LindaE on paintings sold. Peggy keep at it.

Have a beautiful day.

mc2

Thanks for the link, Peggy, it's a very interesting site.  I've also read some of Carole Brody's work (Widows Wear Stilettos).

I like when people tell it like it is, like this website and the one mentioned.  What really irks me are people/websites that are filled with platitudes and sugar-coated endings.  Life's not like that.  It's not that I want to wallow in self-pity, I just want to be able to feel the way I do without having to make excuses.

I'm still in transition, and may well continue to be for the rest of my life.  As the saying goes, 'I haven't found my passion yet and I still don't know what I want to be/have when I grow up'.  After almost three years, my thinking is becoming a bit clearer, but I'm not there yet.

I did have a small, or maybe not so small, aha moment, whereby it suddenly dawned on me that when my mindset is aligned with my endeavours, things will start to change.  I wonder if anyone else has noticed this.

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Good for you, Stephen, getting new linens.  I, too, kept the same set on my bed for over two years.  I then had an issue with the washing machine and had to change to a new set while the old one was in the hamper.  It was like starting a new chapter in my life.  I have since kept the 'new' set on the bed. 

Linda E, I've never used a sawsall, but I was a good student to many of my husband's teachings.  I know what you mean by having their love channel through us.

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 Peggy, thanks for sharing this blog. I can always find support here.

Quite powerfull stuff Peggy. Thanks for sharing.

I just discovered this blog. Each day's post is written by one of seven different people. I found the posts to be reassuring and comforting.

Peggy

   regarding your birthday and another one for the painting, Linda!

We're in this together.  Sometimes we lean and sometimes we're leaned on.  As my son often says, "it's all good."

i'm pretty certain that without all of you i wouldn't be where i am in this journey.  i thank you. i thank you, i do, i do thank you.  love

one of the best things i did for myself today was to read your posts.  For the longest I couldn't drink coffee because it was such an intimate thing with us--our coffee.  we went to decaf a few years back.  Jack would get heart palpatations more often than not with regular; so, the decaf was just our deal.  not many people drink decaf in the morning.  he loved my coffee.  i'm not the greatest cook, but i make a mean cup of coffee, whether it's decaf, fresh ground, whatever.  I don't measure; i just know.  Anyway, this week and last, with all this breast cancer taking center stage in my life, I started enjoying coffee again.  I did switch back to decaff when they took my blood pressure and it was 170 some odd over something.  the something was an okay #.  happy trails dear friends.